Ladislau Peter

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLadislau•Peter
Used nameLadislau•Peter
Other namesLászló Péter
Born2 June 1899 in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna (ROU)
Died19 June 1994 (aged 95 years 17 days) in Timișoara, Timiș (ROU)
AffiliationsCA Timișoara, Timișoara (ROU)
NOC Romania

Biography

Ladislau Peter was a talented track and field athlete who won multiple Romanian titles during the 1920s. Peter did the double in the national athletics championships in the 100 and 200 metres on five occasions (1921, 1923–24, 1926–27), setting a national record with his winning time in the 200 metres in 1927. He won three titles in the standing high jump (1923–24, 1927), two titles in the standing long jump (1921, 1924), and one title each in the triple jump (1921) and the high jump (1923). He also set Romanian records with his individual wins in the triple jump and high jump. Peter was selected to run in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics but he did not advance from the heats in either race.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.6 (1927); 200 – 22.2 (1927).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics ROU Ladislau Peter
100 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 h5 r1/4
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 6 h1 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Romania DNS