Lajos Aradi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLajos Oszkár Antal•Aradi (Kmetykó-)
Used nameLajos•Aradi
Other namesĽudovít Kmeťko
Born22 March 1884 in Arad, Arad (ROU)
Died4 January 1952 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsKassai AC, Košice (SVK)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Lajos Kmetykó started his gymnastic career at NTE. He was a member of the Hungarian gymnastic team at the 1907 World Championships, finishing sixth, and the 1912 Stockholm Olympics when, under the name Lajos Aradi, he won a team silver medal. His brother, János Kmetykó, was head coach of the Hungarian team. Aradi was a gold medalist in the team event at the Hungarian Championships on two occasions, with BTC in 1921, and with BBTE in 1924. During his gymnastics career, he obtained a degree in physical education, and from 1913, worked as a high school teacher and college professor, and between 1922-42 worked as a coach at BBTE.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) HUN Lajos Aradi
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Hungary 2 Silver