István Sugár

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIstván•Sugár (Steinmetz-)
Used nameIstván•Sugár
Born12 October 1904 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died19 March 1991 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsKereskedők Atlétikai Országos Egylete
NOC Hungary

Biography

István Sugár started athletics in the colors of MTK in the twenties. From 1924 he competed for the KAOE and then from 1928 for the UTE. He was primarily a sprinter. He achieved his greatest individual success in 1930, when he won the Hungarian 100m championship. He was eight times national champion as a member of the 4X100m (1925-28) and 4X400m (1924-27) relays. As a member of the Hungarian national team, he also started in the relay, 4x100m, at the Amsterdam Olympics. The relay was disqualified in the preliminary round, although based on the result there, they could have finished third in the final. After World War II. he coached in several associations (UTE, Vasas Izzó, Vörös Lobogó), mainly dealing with young people. He was a starter for a long time and later a timekeeper in competitions.

Personal Best: 100 - 10.9 (1928).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics HUN István Sugár
200 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Hungary AC h3 r1/2
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Hungary DNS