Alojz Sokol

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Olympic medalist
Alojz Sokol
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Bronze	1896 Athens	100 metres

Alojz Sokol (in Hungarian: Alajos Szokolyi) (June 19, 1871 - September 9, 1932) was a Slovak athlete from the Kingdom of Hungary. He competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics.

Sokol competed in the 100 metres. He came in second in the heats, with a time of 12.75, and advanced to the final. There, Szokol was one of three athletes to come in at 12.6 seconds. The officials ruled that he and Francis Lane of the United States, who had beat Sokol in the heats, had finished in a dead heat for third place; Alexandros Khalkokondilis of Greece was ruled to have been slightly behind them. Sokol and Lane are currently considered to split the bronze medal for the event (no medals were awarded at the 1896 Olympics) by the International Olympic Committee.

Sokol placed fourth in the triple jump, with a best effort of 11.26 metres.

He also ran the 110 metres hurdles. Sources differ as to whether Sokol placed second or third in his preliminary heat, with most claiming that he was in second until hitting the final hurdle and stumbling, allowing Frantz Reichel to pass him and take second place.