Lajos Mecser

{{short description|Hungarian long-distance runner}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}

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|name= Lajos Mecser

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|image=Lajos Mecser 1968.jpg

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|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|23 September 1942}}

|birth_place=Bükkaranyos, Hungary

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| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Athletics

|event=5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon

|club= Salgótarjáni BTC

|pb=5000 m – 13:29.2 (1968)
10000 m – 28:27.0 (1966)
Marathon – 2:17:59 (1969)

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{{MedalSilver|1966 Budapest|10,000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1967 Prague|3000 m}}

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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.

Mecser finished third behind Ron Clarke in the 3 miles event at the British 1965 AAA Championships{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19650710/194/0023 |title=White City results |work=Daily Mirror |date=10 July 1965 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=8 May 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19650711/142/0034 |title=White City Details |work=Sunday Mirror |date=11 July 1965 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=8 May 2025}} and third again behind Mohamed Gammoudi at the 1966 AAA Championships in the 6 miles event,{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=8 May 2025}} before improving to second place in both the 3 and 6 miles races at the 1967 AAA Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=8 May 2025}}