István Jankovich ( sk, Štefan Jankovich, 17 October 1889 – 21 February 1974) was a Hungarian

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

of Slovak descent in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was born in Pozsony (present-day

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

) and died in Budapest. In 1912 he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 100 metres competition. He was also a member of the Hungarian team which was eliminated in the semifinals of the 4x100 metre relay competition.

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* * 1889 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Bratislava Hungarian male sprinters Slovak male sprinters Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Slovakia-sport-bio-stub