Lajos Mecser

Lajos Mecser (born 23 September 1942) is a retired Hungarian long-distance runner who won two European championships medals in 1966–67. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 1964 Olympics and in the 10,000 m and marathon at the 1968 Olympics with the best result of 23rd place in the 10,000 m.^[1]

Lajos Mecser

Personal information
Born	23 September 1942 (1942-09-23) (age 83) Bükkaranyos, Hungary
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon
Club	Salgótarjáni BTC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 13:29.2 (1968) 10000 m – 28:27.0 (1966) Marathon – 2:17:59 (1969)
Medal record Representing  Hungary European Championships 1966 Budapest 10,000 m European Indoor Games 1967 Prague 3000 m

Mecser finished third behind Ron Clarke in the 3 miles event at the British 1965 AAA Championships^[2][3] and third again behind Mohamed Gammoudi at the 1966 AAA Championships in the 6 miles event,^[4] before improving to second place in both the 3 and 6 miles races at the 1967 AAA Championships.^[5]