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István Somodi

1885 - 1963

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István Somodi (22 August 1885, Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 June 1963, Cluj, Romania) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He competed for Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, Great Britain, where he won the silver medal in the high jump. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of István Somodi has received more than 8,190 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. István Somodi is the 609th most popular athlete (down from 405th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Romania (down from 313th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, István Somodi ranks 609 out of 6,025. Before him are Wyndham Halswelle, Eric Backman, Olivér Halassy, Heikki Liimatainen, Edward Lindberg, and Aleksandr Baryshnikov. After him are Hal Connolly, Mary Carew, Ira Murchison, Emmett Toppino, Marcello Bertinetti, and Martti Marttelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, István Somodi ranks 190. Before him are Stevan Hristić, Martin Wagner, Roque González Garza, Vladimir Ćorović, Johannes de Jong, and Fernand de Montigny. After him are Marcello Bertinetti, María Grever, Anita Rée, Carl Silfverstrand, Tim Ahearne, and Boris Vilkitsky. Among people deceased in 1963, István Somodi ranks 160. Before him are Henri Masson, Joseph Sweeney, Learco Guerra, Vasyl Barvinsky, Medgar Evers, and Frans Blom. After him are Hugh O'Flaherty, Al St. John, Ernst Wetter, József Turay, Fernando Altimani, and Dionisio Mejía.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, István Somodi ranks 363 out of 844. Before him are C. A. Rosetti (1816), Maria Vicol (1935), Richard Wagner (1952), Ștefania Mărăcineanu (1882), Gáspár Heltai (1510), and Iuliu Baratky (1910). After him are Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Neagu Djuvara (1916), Maricica Puică (1950), Silviu Bindea (1912), Ilie Balaci (1956), and Rona Hartner (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, István Somodi ranks 9. Before him are Ivan Patzaichin (1949), Argentina Menis (1948), Mihaela Peneș (1947), Nicolae Neagoe (1941), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), and Doina Melinte (1956). After him are Maricica Puică (1950), Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Lajos Steiner (1903), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), Leon Rotman (1934), and Atanase Sciotnic (1942).

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