Bronze medal	Athletics Men's 100 metres

Alojz Sokol (in Hungarian: Alajos Szokolyi) (June 19, 1871 - September 9, 1932) was a Slovak athlete from the Kingdom of Hungary. He competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ...

Alojz Sokol

Sokol competed in the 100 metres. He came in second in the heats, with a time of 12.75, and advanced to the final. There, Szokol was one of three athletes to come in at 12.6 seconds. The officials ruled that he and Francis Lane of the United States, who had beat Sokol in the heats, had finished in a dead heat for third place; Alexandros Khalkokondilis of Greece was ruled to have been slightly behind them. Sokol and Lane are currently considered to split the bronze medal for the event (no medals were awarded at the 1896 Olympics) by the International Olympic Committee. Francis Lane was an American athlete. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ...

Sokol placed fourth in the triple jump, with a best effort of 11.26 metres. The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...

He also ran the 110 metres hurdles. Sources differ as to whether Sokol placed second or third in his preliminary heat, with most claiming that he was in second until hitting the final hurdle and stumbling, allowing Frantz Reichel to pass him and take second place. Image:Felicien-hurdling. ...