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Ernő Kis-Király
Ernő Kis-Király (born in Komló, Hungary, March 26th, 1959; father: Kálmán Kis-Király miner; mother: Lenke Handó an employee of the Hungarian Railways) belongs to the first generation of Hungarian ultra-runners whose achievements deserve much respect even in comparison with today’s ultra running accomplishments. Kis-Király is most well known for his three victories at the Vienna to Budapest Supermarathon stage race, the most prestigious road race in Central Europe. At the same time, his sub 6:30 hour mark at the 100km event and his 12-hour performance exceeding 150kms are just as remarkable. Kis-Kiraly’s athletic career started in the local miners’ soccer club called Komlói Bányász in 1968 from which, being a promising middle and long distance track runner, he transferred to track and field. During his mandatory army service he trained in Kiskunfélegyháza and Budapest. Between 1992 and 1995 he competed for Pile Sports Club as a semi-professional long-distance runner. The highlights of his athletic career include his European Cup victory achieved in Hirtenberg, Austria in 1985, his European Championship title earned with a distance of 150,838 km, in the 12-hour event in Szeged, Hungary in 1987, and his victory at the 12-hour European Championship in Moreuil, France in 1991. Wins in other ultramarathon events and stage races include feats like the 61 km run from Zagreb to Cazma, Yugoslavia (1984) or Cross Austria (749km) and the Race Across the Sahara Desert in Algeria. In 1986 Kis-Király was the runner-up behind Yiannis Kouros in the gruleing race from Athens to Sparta. Work in the mines Besides representing Hungary as a member of the Hungarian National Track and Field Team, Kis-Király worked as locksmith in the mines of Komló (See Török, 1993) between 1979 and 1983. The editor of the French professional magazine Condition featured Kis-Király as one of the best prepared and most relaxed runners in the field. In his book on extreme sports Didier Braun devotes three pages to Kis-Király (Braun 1989). Besides running Kis-Király is also an expert in massage therapy, landscape design, soccer, and chess.
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