Ludovic Gall Explained
Ludovic Gall (born Lajos Gáll, 10 June 1900 - 14 September 1944) was a Romanian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics where he finished on the 23rd place.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was the first Romanian athlete to complete a marathon run at the Olympic Games.[5]
Gall won three marathon gold medals (1932, 1933, 1935), a silver medal (1936) and two bronze medals (1937, 1939) at the Balkan Championships marathon.[3] [6] He also won six Romanian national marathon competitions (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939), establishing new national records at the 1935 and 1936 editions.[3] [6] He represented the sports clubs Astra Brașov (1933), IAR Brașov (1934–1939), and ASM Brașov (1940).[3] In July 1934, after winning the national marathon competition at the Brașov stadium, he was congratulated in person by King Carol I of Romania.[7]
A street in Sfântu Gheorghe is named after him[8] and a runners circle in the city also bears Gall's name.[9]
Notes and References
- Ludovic Gal Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/ludovic-gal-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 April 2017.
- Web site: Ludovic Gal . Olympedia . 6 June 2021.
- Web site: Ludovic Gall, maratonistul care a plecat din Brașov și a cucerit Balcanii în anii '30. Silviu . Prescornițoiu. Atletinfo.ro. Romanian . Ludovic Gall, the marathon runner who left Brașov and conquered the Balkans in the 1930s. 10 June 2020 . 6 June 2021.
- Kitei Son and Spiridon Louis – Political dimensions of the 1936 Marathon in Berlin. Karl. Lennartz. Journal of Olympic History. 12. 1. 16–28. January 2014. February 12, 2022.
- News: De ce nu avem 6 maratoniști să fugă sub 2.19. ro. Sorin. Ion. 4run.ro. January 22, 2016. February 12, 2022.
- Web site: Runner profile: Ludovic Gall. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. more.arrs.run. February 12, 2022.
- Web site: Amintiri din atletism și sportul brașovean, cu Regele și Familia Regală. Silviu . Prescornițoiu. Atletinfo.ro. Romanian . Memories of athletics and sports in Brașov, with the King and the Royal Family. May 10, 2020 . February 12, 2022.
- Web site: Strada Gáll Lajos Sfântu Gheorghe. ro. harta.biz. February 12, 2022.
- News: Participanți numeroși la evenimentele organizate de Cercul de Alergare "Gall Lajos" în 2019. Numerous participants in the events organized by the "Gall Lajos" Runners Circle in 2019. ro. January 8, 2020 . February 12, 2022.
