József Szalai

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJózsef•Szalai (Kohn-)
Used nameJózsef•Szalai
Born18 December 1892 in Kővágóörs, Veszprém (HUN)
Died29 November 1990 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsMagyar Testgyakorlók Köre/Vívó és Atlétikai Club
NOC Hungary

Biography

József Szalai started his sports career at MTK. He was a 10-time Hungarian champion in gymnastics and one-time in diving. Szalai competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in individual all-around gymnastics, and he returned to the Olympics in Amsterdam 16 years later. In 1928 he competed for the Vívó és Atlétikai Klub. After his sports career he became a member of the National Sports Committee, a member of the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation, and a member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) HUN József Szalai
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) =15
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Hungary DNS
1928 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) HUN József Szalai
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 67
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Hungary 10
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =71
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =53
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =57
Rings, Men (Olympic) 76
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 81

Olympic family relations

Special Notes