Pál Simon

For the politician and chemical engineer, see Pál Simon (politician).

The native form of this personal name is Simon Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Pál Simon

Personal information
Full name	Pál János Simon
Born	16 March 1883 (1883-03-16) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	15 January 1956 (1956-01-16) (aged 72) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Club	Magyar AC
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1908 London Medley relay

Pál Simon (16 March 1883 – 15 January 1956) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Simon was a member of the Hungarian medley relay team that won a bronze medal. He was the first runner on the squad, running 200 metres. He was followed by Frigyes Wiesner, József Nagy, and Ödön Bodor. Simon gave the team a ten-yard lead over the Swedish team after his leg of the first round race. However, the Swedes made up the distance and nearly eliminated the Hungarians. Bodor made an excellent effort and regained the lead in the second half of the race. In the final, Simon made his transfer while six yards behind the American team but a yard in front of the German squad. The team held second place until the final leg, in which Hanns Braun passed Bodor to relegate the Hungarians to bronze medals.

Simon also competed in the 100 and 200 metres races, finishing second and fourth in the first round heats of those races. He did not advance to the final in either race.

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2006.

External links

• Pál Simon at Olympics.com
• Pál Simon at Olympedia
• Pál Simon at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)