Hungarian long-distance runner
Lajos Mecser
Born 23 September 1942 (1942-09-23 ) (age 82)Bükkaranyos , Hungary Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 69 kg (152 lb) Sport Athletics Event(s) 5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon Club Salgótarjáni BTC Personal best(s) 5000 m – 13:29.2 (1968) 10000 m – 28:27.0 (1966) Marathon – 2:17:59 (1969)
Lajos Mecser (born 23 September 1942) is a retired Hungarian long-distance runner who won two European championships medals in 1966–67. He competed in the 5000 m at the 1964 Olympics and in the 10,000 m and marathon at the 1968 Olympics with the best result of 23rd place in the 10,000 m.[ 1]
References
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1899: Alec Grant
1900: Alec Grant
1901: Alec Grant
1903: Alec Grant
1904: George Bonhag
1905: George Bonhag
1906 : George Bonhag
1907 : George Bonhag
1908 : Mike Driscoll
1909 : Mike Driscoll
1910 : Joseph Monument
1911 : George Bonhag
1913 : William Kramer
1914 : Harry Smith
1915 : Michael Devaney
1916 : Joie Ray
1917 : John Ryan
1918 : Edward Garvey
1919 : Gordon Nightingale
1920 : Harry Helm
1921 : Max Bohland
1922 : John Romig
1923 : Joie Ray
1924 : Joie Ray
1925 : Paavo Nurmi (FIN ) , Harold Kennedy (2nd)
1926 : William Goodwin
1927 : William Goodwin
1928 : Leo Lermond
1929 : Edvin Wide (SWE ) , Robert Dalrymple (2nd)
1930 : Joe McCluskey
1931 : Leo Lermond
1932 : George Lermond
1933 : George Lermond
1934 : John Follows
1935 : John Follows
1936 : Norm Bright
1937 : Norm Bright
1938 : Don Lash
1939 : Don Lash
1940 : Greg Rice
1941 : Greg Rice
1942 : Greg Rice
1943 : Greg Rice
1944 : Oliver Hunter
1945 : Forest Efaw
1946 : Forest Efaw
1947 : Curt Stone
1948 : Curt Stone
1949 : Gaston Reiff (BEL ) , Fred Wilt (3rd)
1950 : Curt Stone
1951 : Curt Stone
1952 : Horace Ashenfelter
1953 : Horace Ashenfelter
1954 : Horace Ashenfelter
1955 : Horace Ashenfelter
1956 : Horace Ashenfelter
1957 : John Macy (POL ) , Alex Breckenridge (2nd)
1958 : Veliša Mugoša (YUG ) , John Macy (2nd)
1959 : Bill Dellinger
1960 : Al Lawrence (AUS ) , Lew Stieglitz (2nd)
1961 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , John Macy (3rd)
1962 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , Jared Nourse (4th)
1963 : Michel Bernard (FRA ) , Bob Schul (2nd)
1964 : Ron Clarke (AUS ) , Pete McArdle (2nd)
1965 : Billy Mills
1966 : Lajos Mecser (HUN ) , Tracy Smith (2nd)
1967 : Tracy Smith
1968 : George Young
1969 : George Young
1970 : Art DuLong
1971 : Frank Shorter
1972 : Emiel Puttemans (BEL ) , Leonard Hilton (2nd)
1973 : Tracy Smith
1974 : Dick Tayler (NZL ) , Frank Shorter (2nd)
1975 : Miruts Yifter (ETH ) , Pat Manders (3rd)
1976 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Greg Fredericks (2nd)
1977 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Garry Bjorklund (3rd)
1978 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)
1979 : Marty Liquori
1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes * Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014