Gyula Takács

Gyula Takács started his sports career at the age of 16 as an athlete of MAFC. He mainly competed in javelin throwing and in the 1930s, he was among the top ten in the Hungarian yearly rankings several times. From 1930, he also played in the basketball and handball teams of his association. In 1936, he was a member of the national basketball championship winning teams. He played 11 times in the College national team and once, in 1941, the Hungarian national team. At the World College Games in 1939, he finished second with the Hungarian team.

As a handball player he won the Hungarian championship in 1939. Between 1934 and 1938, he played 12 times in the national team. Takács was a member of the team that finished 4th at the 1936 Olympics and 3rd at the 1938 World Championships.