Antal Lovas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | 20 December 1884 Kecskemét, Hungary |
| Died | 1 March 1970 (aged 85) Budapest, Hungary |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Antal Lovas (20 December 1884 – 1 March 1970) was a Hungarian long-distance runner. He competed at the 1908 and 1924 Summer Olympics, and was also a non-starter at the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Lovas was among the first notable Hungarian long-distance runners and had a career that spanned decades,[3][4] running marathons into his late-60s.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Antal Lovas". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Antal Lovas Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "1400 km: futó - propaganda a vegetáriánus életmód érdekében" [1400 km: running - propaganda for a vegetarian lifestyle]. Délamerikai Magyarság (in Hungarian). 18 May 1933. p. 4 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
- ↑ "Király Pál nem húz többé szögescipőt, Lovas Antal még Amszterdamban is indulni akar" [Pál Király no longer wears spiked shoes, Antal Lovas even wants to start in Amsterdam.]. Sporthirlap (in Hungarian). 27 July 1924. pp. 1–2 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
External links
- Antal Lovas at World Athletics
- Antal Lovas at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Antal Lovas at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from Kecskemét
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian men long-distance runners
- Hungarian men marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Hungary
- Sportspeople from Bács-Kiskun County
- 20th-century Hungarian people
- Hungarian athletics biography stubs