Dezső Lauber (23 May 1879 – 5 September 1966) was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and

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. He was born in

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

and died in

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Career

Lauber was an all-round champion athlete in the late 19th and early 20th century, competing in (among others)

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golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

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, and

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. In that last sport, he competed in the

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in London but lost his first match and was eliminated. He was an architect by profession and a close associate of 1896 Olympic swimming champion Alfréd Hajós. Together with Hajós, he entered a design for a stadium in the art competitions held during the

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. The jury did not award a gold medal in this competition, but Hajós and Lauber received a silver medal for their design. Lauber was also secretary of the

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* * 1879 births 1966 deaths Hungarian male tennis players Hungarian aviators Hungarian architects Olympic tennis players for Hungary Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in art competitions Sportspeople from Pécs Hungarian male golfers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Art competitors at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-architect-stub