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Gyula Tóth (runner)
Gyula Tóth (12 April 1936, in Túrkeve – 2 November 2006, in Ózd) was a Hungarian marathon runner. He ran a time of 2:34:49 in the 1968 Summer Olympics marathon, and a time of 2:22:59 in the 1972 Summer Olympics marathon. He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1966 and 1971 and won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Athletics Championships. He won the Budapest Marathon The Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Budapest, Hungary, usually held in early October or late September. The current version of the marathon has been held since 1984, although an annual marathon has ta ... in 1969 and 1971. References * 1936 births 2006 deaths Hungarian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary People from Túrkeve Athletes from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Hungarian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Túrkeve
Túrkeve is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of Hungary. Geography It covers an area of . Demographics According to the 2011 census, the total population of Túrkeve was 9,008, of whom there were 87.8% Hungarians and 2.4% Romani by ethnicity. 12.2% did not declare their ethnicity, excluding these people Hungarians made up 100% of the total population. In Hungary people can declare more than one ethnicity, so some people declared a minority one along with Hungarian. Túrkeve is one of the least religious town in Hungary, 56.7% of the population was irreligious, while 17.9% was Hungarian Reformed (Calvinist) and 4.4% Roman Catholic. Travel There used to be a railway (link to the Hungarian Wikipedia page) connecting Mezőtúr and Túrkeve, owned by MÁV. However, due to low ridership, this was closed in the 1960s, and the track was removed thereafter. With the closure of the only rail line between Túrkeve and any other city, the other fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |