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Mór Kóczán

1885 - 1972

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Móric "Mór" Kóczán (Hungarian: [ˈmoːr ˈkoːt͡saːn]; also known under the pseudonym Miklós Kovács; 8 January 1885 – 30 July 1972) was a Slovak–Hungarian athlete and Calvinist pastor. Specialized for the throwing events, his best results came in the javelin throw, having won five Hungarian championship titles between 1911 and 1918. Kóczán competed for Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. He produced his best performance in 1912 by winning the bronze medal in the javelin throw event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mór Kóczán is the 2,065th most popular athlete (down from 1,616th in 2019), the 785th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 736th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mór Kóczán ranks 2,065 out of 6,025. Before him are Chira Apostol, Barbara Sobotta, Igor Nikulin, George Campbell, Janet Simpson, and Yaroslava Mahuchikh. After him are Olga Mineyeva, Fiona May, Gwen Torrence, Lajos Rácz, Roberta, and Bjarne Andersson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Mór Kóczán ranks 261. Before him are Luciano Savorini, Ethel Muckelt, Harry Ricardo, Herbert Stothart, Florence Turner, and Adela Pankhurst. After him are Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Birger Sjöberg, Lionel Atwill, Alain LeRoy Locke, Art Ross, and George Butterworth. Among people deceased in 1972, Mór Kóczán ranks 247. Before him are Humberto Mariles, Caesar ten Cate, Frank Tashlin, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Walter Winchell, and George Campbell. After him are Allauddin Khan, Jaap Mol, John Litel, Marilyn Maxwell, Isabel Jewell, and Mississippi Fred McDowell.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Mór Kóczán ranks 785 out of 1,077. Before him are Jenő Hámori (1933), Peter Medak (1937), Gyula Juhász (1883), Éva Janikovszky (1926), Magda Gabor (1915), and Gábor Gergely (1953). After him are Ferenc Juhász (1928), Lajos Rácz (1952), Krisztina Egerszegi (1974), Zoltán Huszárik (1931), Jenő Kamuti (1937), and Béla Várady (1953).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Mór Kóczán ranks 88. Before him are András Szente (1939), Endre Tilli (1922), László Fábián (1936), Ambrus Nagy (1927), Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939), and Jenő Hámori (1933). After him are Lajos Rácz (1952), Mihály Mayer (1933), Dezső Lemhényi (1917), Zoltán Melis (1947), Mihály Fülöp (1936), and Ferenc Konrád (1945).

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