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Gyula Kakas

1878 - 1928

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Gyula Kakas (28 March 1875 – 25 February 1928) was a Hungarian sportsman. From Budapest, he was one of the best gymnasts in his country and also competed in several other sports, setting the unofficial national pole vault record and playing football for the national championship-winning Budapesti TC (BTC) in 1902. Kakas competed in gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics, the 1900 Summer Olympics, and the 1906 Intercalated Games. He won many national gymnastics championships and also served as a judge and an official for BTC and Ferencvárosi Vasutasok Sportköre, a club which he founded. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gyula Kakas is the 134th most popular gymnast (down from 132nd in 2019), the 754th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Gyula Kakas ranks 134 out of 370. Before him are Ottó Hellmich, Tamara Lazakovich, Osvald Moberg, Knut Torell, Gun Röring, and Sigvard Sivertsen. After him are Luciano Savorini, Göta Pettersson, Frithjof Sælen, Per Nilsson, Alfred Engelsen, and Jacob Opdahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Gyula Kakas ranks 229. Before him are Harold Hackett, Frank Dixon, Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, Garrett Serviss, Leopold Löwenheim, and Augustus John. After him are Johannes Terwogt, Macario Sakay, Gaston Salmon, George Campbell, Richard Meinertzhagen, and Herbert H. Lehman. Among people deceased in 1928, Gyula Kakas ranks 115. Before him are Maria Yermolova, Marie Stritt, Jinzō Matsumura, George Washington Goethals, Bill Haywood, and Árpád Tóth. After him are Edmund Gosse, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Antonín Sova, Gonzalo Córdova, George Siegmann, and Lewis Howard Latimer.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Gyula Kakas ranks 754 out of 1,077. Before him are Zoli Ádok (1976), József Pálinkás (1912), Péter Szijjártó (1978), Attila Csihar (1971), Leslie Valiant (1949), and Géza Gulyás (1931). After him are György Bessenyei (1747), Imre Farkas (1935), Ferenc Török (1935), Elemér Somfay (1898), András Szente (1939), and Elemér Szathmáry (1926).

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Among GYMNASTS In Hungary

Among gymnasts born in Hungary, Gyula Kakas ranks 8. Before him are István Pelle (1907), Zoltán Magyar (1953), Samu Fóti (1890), Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (1924), Olga Tass (1929), and Ottó Hellmich (1874). After him are Henrietta Ónodi (1974), Szilveszter Csollány (1970), Krisztián Berki (1985), and Zója Székely (2003).

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