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Alfréd Hajós
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Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955)
Key facts
- Nickname
- The Hungarian Dolphin
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Born
- Arnold Guttmann , ( 1878-02-01 ) 1 February 1878, Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 12 November 1955 (1955-11-12) (aged 77), Budapest , Hungary
- Sport
- Swimming
- Strokes
- Freestyle
- Club
- Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Participant in
- 1932 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Budapesti TC
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Hungary
- Image
- Hajos.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alfréd Hajós
- date of birth
- 1878-02-01
- date of death
- 1955-11-12
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- Alfréd Hajós
- name in native language
- Hajós Alfréd
- place of burial
- Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery
- nickname
- Magyar delfin
- member of
- Freemasonry
- birth name
- Guttmann Arnold
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfréd Hajós (1 February 1878 – 12 November 1955) was a Hungarian swimmer, football (soccer) player, referee, manager, and career architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary. Formerly excelling in track including discus and hurdles, he was part of the first National European football/soccer team fielded by Hungary in 1902, later serving as a referee as well as the manager and coach of the national football team.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfréd Hajós” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.