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Born in Pécs, Lauber was an all-round champion athlete in the late 19th and early 20th century, competing in (among others) bobsleigh, ice skating, golf, cycling and tennis. In that last sport, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, but lost his first match and was eliminated.

He was an architect by profession, and a close associate of 1896Events January 4 Utah is admitted as the 45th U. January 5 An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Rontgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 H. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. January 18 The X-ray machine is exhib Olympic swimming champion Alfréd HajósAlfred Hajos ( February 2, 1878 November 12, 1955) was an Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion. Hajos in Athens 1896. He was born in Budapest, Hungary as Arnold Guttmann . He was 13 years old when he felt comp. Together with Hajós, he entered a design for a stadium in the art competitions held during the 1924 Summer OlympicsThe Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. Paris was chosen to host the Games over bids of Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Rome. Games of the VIII Olympiad Nations participating44 Athletes participating3,092 (2,9. The jury did not award a gold medal in this competition, but Hajós and Lauber received a silver medal for their design.

Lauber was also secretary of the Hungarian Olympic Committee .