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István Somodi

1885 - 1963

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István Somodi (22 August 1885, Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 June 1963, Cluj, Romania) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He competed for Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, Great Britain, where he won the silver medal in the high jump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. István Somodi is the 579th most popular athlete (up from 635th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Romania (up from 363rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, István Somodi ranks 579 out of 6,025. Before him are Jaan Kikkas, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Ivo Trumbić, Frank Wykoff, André Bonin, and Walter Bathe. After him are Teresa Ciepły, Karel Mejta Sr, Gheorghe Berceanu, Paavo Johansson, Marc Wright, and Teodor Koskenniemi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, István Somodi ranks 175. Before him are Pierre Montet, Robert Liottel, Edna Ferber, Anna Louise Strong, Eduard Künneke, and Kazimierz Sosnkowski. After him are Fernand de Montigny, Duncan Grant, Lajos Tihanyi, Herman Sörgel, Albert Betz, and Giovanni Martinelli. Among people deceased in 1963, István Somodi ranks 139. Before him are Jason Robards Sr., Georg Braun, Gustav Machatý, Wladimir Aïtoff, Carl Skottsberg, and Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven. After him are Amelita Galli-Curci, Augusts Kirhenšteins, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Ugo Cerletti, Ulises Saucedo, and Josef Gauchel.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, István Somodi ranks 314 out of 844. Before him are Gabriela Adameșteanu (1942), Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu (1944), Mugur Isărescu (1949), István Kovács (1984), Gheorghe Gruia (1940), and Isidore Isou (1925). After him are Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Aurel Popovici (1863), Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), Ioan Slavici (1848), Corneliu Baba (1906), and Gheorghe Albu (1909).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, István Somodi ranks 5. Before him are Iolanda Balaș (1936), Mihaela Peneș (1947), Ecaterina Oancia (1954), and Ivan Patzaichin (1949). After him are Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Maricica Puică (1950), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), Argentina Menis (1948), Doina Melinte (1956), Lajos Steiner (1903), and Ion Panțuru (1934).

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