Lajos Mecser
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Born23 September 1942 (age 83)
Bükkaranyos, Hungary
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
SportAthletics
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| Born | 23 September 1942 (age 83) Bükkaranyos, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salgótarjáni BTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 13:29.2 (1968) 10000 m – 28:27.0 (1966) Marathon – 2:17:59 (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lajos Mecser (born 23 September 1942) is a retired Hungarian long-distance runner who won two European championships medals in 1966–67. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 1964 Olympics and in the 10,000 m and marathon at the 1968 Olympics with the best result of 23rd place in the 10,000 m.[1]
Mecser finished third behind Ron Clarke in the 3 miles event at the British 1965 AAA Championships[2][3] and third again behind Mohamed Gammoudi at the 1966 AAA Championships in the 6 miles event,[4] before improving to second place in both the 3 and 6 miles races at the 1967 AAA Championships.[5]
