Štefan Stanislay (12 August 1902 – 10 July 1986) was a Slovak athlete who competed in the high jump and decathlon.[3] His main rival in the 1920s was Mikuláš Kucsera.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1902 Ladomirová, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 July 1986 (aged 83) Prešov, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump, Decathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | PTVE Prešov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | František Pethe, Ján Hajdócy[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editHe was born in Ladomirová near Prešov, after graduating from secondary school at the time of the establishment of Czechoslovakia, he began to practice athletics.[4]
He joined the PTVE Prešov club, and in addition to high jump under the leadership of coach František Pethe, he trained decathlon, in which he became the Czechoslovak champion in 1930.[5] But he achieved his greatest success in the high jump, becoming the four-time champion of Czechoslovakia, and the winner of four international high jump tournaments.[6]
In 1929 he was the first Czechoslovak athlete to cross the 190 cm in high jump. He achieved this performance at the international athletics race in Budapest, Hungary on August 10, 1929, but according to the then rules of the Czechoslovak Amateur Athletic Union, the record set at the race abroad could not be officially recognized as a national record.[7]
Štefan Stanislay was a potential Olympian representing Czechoslovakia at the three Summer Olympics. In the qualification before the Paris 1924 he failed, before Amsterdam 1928 excluded him from training a serious injury to the bouncing leg, and before the Games in the Los Angeles 1932, he was no longer able to get into the top sporting form.
International competitions
editInternational athletics competition
- 1929 Budapest:
(High jump, 190 cm PB)
National titles
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stanislay Štefan". sportency.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Ján Hajdócy". www.atletika.sk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Medzivojnové obdobie (1919-1938)" [The Interwar period (1919-1938)]. sport.iedu.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Stanislay Štefan". sportency.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Stanislay Štefan". sportency.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Pred 100 rokmi sa narodil skvelý prešovský výškar Štefan Stanislay". SME. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Stanislay Štefan". sportency.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 9 September 2021.