Mór Kóczán

Mór Koczan [ mo ː ko ː r ʦa ː n] ( born January 8, 1885 in Kocs, Komárom- Esztergom, † 30 July 1972 in Göd, Pest ) was a Hungarian spearmen.

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he walked both the one-and beidarmigen in the javelin at the start. In the single-arm throwing it was after the qualification with 54.99 m in third place. In the final, he could indeed improve to 55.50 m, but remained well behind the Swede Eric Lemming ( gold with 60.64 meters ) and the Finn Julius Saaristo ( silver with 58.66 m) and won bronze.

In beidarmigen throwing it failed. After he had come with his better throwing arm again to a width of about 55 m, he scored with the weaker arm only 30,65 m and came up with a total length of 86.39 m only ranked 12th

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, he was unable to attend because Hungary was not invited because of his role in the First World War. Four years later, at the Games in Paris, he tried again - in the jersey of Czechoslovakia. The time of the now 39 -year-olds, however, was expired: With 48.39 meters he placed among 29 participants at the 23rd rank.

Five times he was Hungarian champion (1911-1914, 1918).