Mór Gerő

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Non-starter
SexMale
Full nameMór (Morton) Miklós•Gerő (Grünberg-)
Used nameMór•Gerő
Nick/petnamesMorton
Born3 June 1903 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died6 March 1979 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
AffiliationsKereskedők Atlétikai Egyesülete
NOC Hungary

Biography

Mór Gerő was an athlete of KAOE. He competed mainly in the 100, 200 and 400m track races. Between 1925-1928 he won the national championship title three times as part of his club’s 4x100m relay team. In 1928 Gerő participated in the Amsterdam Olympics where he competed in the 400m and 4x400m relay. After completing his sports career, he joined the leadership of his association. In 1945, Mór Gerő, his brother, Ferenc, and other former associates started to rebuild their former club, KAOE. He and his brother Ferenc not only participated in sport on the same team, but after their sports careers ran a furrier business together.

Personal Best: 400 – 49.8 (1925).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Athletics HUN Mór Gerő
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Hungary DNS
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics HUN Mór Gerő
400 metres, Men (Olympic) 4 h14 r1/4
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Hungary 3 h1 r1/2

Olympic family relations