Nándor Fóthy
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The native form of this personal name is Fóthy Nándor. This article uses the Western name order.
Nándor Fóthy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnaːndor ˈfoːti]) was a Hungarian track and field athlete and one of the best discus throwers of his time.[1] Competing for Nagykanizsai Testnevelési Egylet until 1903 and for Aradi Atlétikai Club subsequently, he won two Hungarian Athletics Championships titles in discus throw in 1903 and 1904.[2] In 1902 he became the first discus thrower to breach the 40-meters mark (40.61 meters), which was an unofficial world record that time – world records in the men's discus were not recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) until 1912. In 1903 Fóthy further improved his best to 41.80 meters.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nándor Fóthy" (in Hungarian). Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon (Hungarian Biographical Lexicon). Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Magyar férfi bajnokok atlétikában, dobó számok" (in Hungarian). kerszoft.hu. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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