Arthur von Pongracz
Appearance
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Arthur von Pongrácz de Szent-Miklós und Óvár, Hungarian: szentmiklósi és óvári (gróf, báró, ill. nemes) Pongrácz [hu] Artúr (25 June 1864, Biala, Austrian Empire – 13 January 1942, Vienna) was an Austrian equestrian rider.[1] He competed in Dressage at the 1924, 1928, and 1936 Summer Olympics, with his best performance being 4th place in Men's Team Dressage in 1936 and 6th place in Men's Individual Dressage in 1928. He was also the second oldest athlete ever to compete at the Olympics (in the non-art disciplines), after Oscar Swahn.
References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur von Pongracz". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Arthur von Pongracz's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Oldest and Youngest Olympians (Summer Games)
- MAGYAR CSALÁDTÖRTÉNETI ADATTÁR
Categories:
- 1864 births
- 1942 deaths
- Austrian male equestrians
- Hungarian male equestrians
- Hungarian dressage riders
- Olympic equestrians for Austria
- Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Austrian people of Hungarian descent
- Hungarian nobility
- Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
- People from Biała
- Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship
- Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary
- Austrian sportspeople stubs
- European equestrian biography stubs
- Hungarian sportspeople stubs