Elemér Somfay
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| Born | 28 August 1898 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1979 (aged 80) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Pentathlon, modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Magyar AK/Ludovika Akadémia Sportegyesület | ||||||||||||||
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Elemér Somfay (28 August 1898 – 15 May 1979) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Somfay competed for a Hungary at the 1924 Olympic Games held in Paris, France, in the Pentathlon, where he won the silver medal.[2][3]
The following year Somfay won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1925 AAA Championships.[4][5] Somfay finished third behind Willem Peters at the 1927 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]
He later competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elemér Somfay". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Elemér Somfay". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Elemér Somfay Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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