Karoly SOLYMAR

Károly Stolmár joined FTC in 1912 and won a national championship in the 120 yd hurdles. In 1912, he qualified for the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he competed under the name Solymár. In 1914, he again won the national title in the 120 yd hurdles, which he repeated over 110 m in 1915-16.

Solymár fought in World War I and was taken into captivity but he kept training in prison. After the war, Solymár continued his successful sports career, and won the hurdles national title again in 1921-22. In 1927, he moved to Dorog, where he joined the local sports club, and soon thereafter worked as a coach and sport manager. He first led the athletics department, and then later took over that of swimming and football, too.

World War II, however, ended this idyll. He did not escape military service, and was sent to the Eastern front, fell into Russian hands, and was killed in Focsani, Romania. The exact date of his death is unknown, but it is presumably September 1945.

Personal Best: 110H - 15.4 (1912).