Alojz Sokol

Alajos Szokolyi or Alajos Szokoly (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒlɒjoʃ ˈsokojɪ], June 19, 1871 – September 9, 1932) was a Hungarian athlete and physician from the Kingdom of Hungary. He competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics. His father was József Szokolyi and his mother was Emília Holub. At the age of 3 he was adopted by his childless godparents in Ipolyság (today Šahy, Slovakia). He attended schools in Ipolyság, Selmecbánya (Banská Štiavnica) and Léva (Levice). In 1887 the family moved to their new mansion in Bernece. In 1889, he enrolled in the medical faculty in Budapest. Szokolyi competed in the 100 metres. He came in second in the heats, with a time of 12.75, and advanced to the final. There, Szokolyi was one of four athletes to come...