Teofil Savniky

Teofil Savniky
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1894-05-19)19 May 1894
Budapest, Hungary
Died23 January 1966(1966-01-23) (aged 71)
Leányfalu, Hungary
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event
1500 metres

Teofil Savniky (19 May 1894 – 23 January 1966) was a Hungarian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also a writer, and his work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Savniky was a national champion runner and later a prominent sports journalist and poet for several decades under the name of Teofil Marschalkó.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teofil Savniky Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Teofil Savniky". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meghalt Marschalkó Teofil" [Teofil Marschalkó has died.]. Népsport (in Hungarian). 24 January 1966. p. 86 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  4. ↑ "Marschalkó Teofil". Budapesti Hírlap (in Hungarian). 23 June 1935. p. 18 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  5. ↑ "Marschalkó Teofil". Testnevelés (in Hungarian). 1 April 1935. p. 392 – via Arcanum Newspapers.