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Lajos Keresztes

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Lajos Keresztes
Personal information
Born(1900-04-30)30 April 1900
Ocna Mureș, Romania
Died9 August 1978(1978-08-09) (aged 78)
Budapest, Hungary
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1928 AmsterdamLightweight
Silver medal – second place1924 ParisLightweight

Lajos Keresztes (30 April 1900 9 August 1978) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]

Olympics

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Keresztes competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[3] He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[4]

References

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  1. "Lajos Keresztes Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Lajos Keresztes". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. "1924 Summer Olympics Paris, France Wrestling" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 2 September 2008)
  4. "1928 Summer Olympics Amsterdam, Netherlands Wrestling" Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 2 September 2008)
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