Anton Malej

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAnton•Malej
Used nameAnton•Malej
Other namesАнтон Малеј
Born16 January 1907 in Savica, Bohinj (SLO)
Died15 June 1930 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LUX)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenia
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Anton Malej joined the Slovenian Sokol club at age 14, and by 1926, aged only 18, he was already a member of the senior team. Malej competed at the 1928 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team competition. His best individual performances were on the rings and pommelled horse, finishing =15th on both apparatuses.

In 1929 Malej was in Petrovaradin doing his military service. He returned to Ljubljana in 1930 and competed for Yugoslavia at the World Championships in Luxembourg. Unfortunately, Malej fell on his dismount from the rings, while competing outdoors in the rain, and sustained a spinal injury. He never recovered from this injury and died in hospital in Luxembourg only a few weeks later on 15 June 1930. Since 1970 the Malej Memorial, an annual gymnastics tournament, has been held in Ljubljana. Streets in both Ljubljana and Bohinjska Bistrica are named in his honor.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1928 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) YUG SLO Anton Malej
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 25
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 3 Bronze
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =30
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =19
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 51
Rings, Men (Olympic) =15
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =15