László Karácson

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

László Karácson
Personal information
Born(1918-11-24)24 November 1918
Budapest, Hungary
Died1 May 2004(2004-05-01) (aged 85)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

László Karácson (24 November 1918 – 1 May 2004) was a Hungarian army officer who competed in modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] He broke his collar bone in the opening event, the cross-country riding. He nevertheless continued in the fencing and shooting events using his weaker arm, finishing 11th and 32nd respectively.[2] He withdrew from the swimming and cross-country running, finishing last of the 45 competitors.

References

  1. ^ "László Karácson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ Hampton, Janie (2008). The austerity Olympics : when the games came to London in 1948. London: Aurum. pp. 249–252. ISBN 978-1-84513-334-4.


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