János Karlovits
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | 25 November 1899 Szekszárd, Tolna, Hungary |
| Died | 23 December 1986 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | MAC, Budapest |
János Karlovits (25 November 1899 – 23 December 1986) was a Hungarian athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Karlovits finished second behind Franklin Kelley in the pole jump event (as it was called at the time) at the 1926 AAA Championships.[1][2] The following year he finished third behind Henry Lindblad at the 1927 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Karlovits competed in the men's pole vault at the 1928 Olympic Games.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Karlovits Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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