Career, in brief
Lajos Sántha was a two-time Olympian for Hungary in men's artistic gymnastics, competing from 1948 through 1952. He won one Olympic bronze.
Hungary · MAG · 1948 – 1952
Lajos Sántha
Lajos Sántha competed for Hungary in men's artistic gymnastics, 1948–1952. Career medals: 1 bronze.
1
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
- 1952
- Olympic1952 Helsinki OlympicsAA 18th
- 1948
- Olympic1948 London OlympicsbronzeTeam bronze; AA 13th
with Ferenc Kemény, Ferenc Pataki, Ferenc Várkői, Győző Mogyoróssy, János Mogyorósi-Klencs +4 more ›
Olympic — 2 appearances
1952 Helsinki Olympics
Helsinki
Team Final 6thURS 574.350 · SUI 567.500 · FIN 564.200 · Unified Team of Germany 561.200 6th
All-Around Final 111.500 — 18th 18th
1948 London Olympics
London
Team Final HungaryFIN 1358.300 · SUI 1356.700 · HUN 1330.850 · FRA 1313.850 BRONZE
All-Around Final 224.300 — 13th 13th
Horizontal Bar Final 38.800 — 4th 4th
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Helsinki 1952, London 1948)
Last verified 2026-06-05 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-06-05 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com