Lajos Keresztes

Lajos Keresztes (30 April 1900 in Alsósófalva (now Ocna de Jos, Romania) – 9 August 1978 in Budapest) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]

Lajos Keresztes

Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Lightweight

Olympics

Keresztes competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[3] He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[4]

References
  1. "Lajos Keresztes Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Lajos Keresztes". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)
  4. "1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Wrestling" Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)


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