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Lajos Tóth
Lajos Tóth (25 August 1914 – 24 August 1984) was a Hungarian gymnast, born in Debrecen. He competed in gymnastics events at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... He won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1914 births 1984 deaths People from Debrecen Hungarian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres.Antal Papp: Magyarország (Hungary), Panoráma, Budapest, 1982, , p. 860, pp. 463-477 Debrecen was also the capital city of Hungary during the revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of World War II in 1944–1945. It is home of the University of Debrecen. Etymology The city is first documented in 1235, as ''Debrezun''. The name derives from the Turkic word , which means 'live' or 'move' and is also a male given name. Another theory says the name is of Slavic origin and means 'well-esteemed', from Slavic Dьbricinъ or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
