Ferenc Orbán
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | 6 March 1904 Hódmezővásárhely, Csongrád, Hungary |
| Died | 9 July 1989 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Kolozsvári Egyetemi AC |
Ferenc Orbán (6 March 1904 – 9 July 1989) was a Hungarian athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Orbán finished third behind Carl Van Geysel in the high jump event at the 1926 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Orbán competed in the men's high jump at the 1928 Olympic Games.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ferenc Orbán Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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