József Galambos

József Galambos’s running talent was discovered during his military service. In his mid-twenties, he started to compete in 800 and 3000 meters, but did not achieve much success in these distances. He became an excellent marathon runner in the colors of Kisvárda SE (1924-30), and later became a member of the Egyetértés SC (1930-35) and then the BSZKRT SE (1935-37). He competed in the marathon at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, although he finished towards the back of the field. He reached the 4th position at the European Championships in Turin (1934) and won four times at the famous Košice International Marathon. He won the Hungarian Championship title 7 times in the marathon and twice in the 15 km run. During his career, he improved the national record four times .

Personal Best: Mar – 2-37:53 (1933).