Lajos Keresztes
Hungarian wrestler (1900–1978)
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Lajos Keresztes (30 April 1900 – 9 August 1978) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]
Born30 April 1900
Ocna Mureș, Romania
Died9 August 1978 (aged 78)
Budapest, Hungary
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| Born | 30 April 1900 Ocna Mureș, Romania | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1978 (aged 78) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
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]
