Jozef Lukovic

Jozef Lukovic
Jozef Lukovič on his 102nd birthday in 2015.
Birth:	29 November 1913 Jaslovské Bohunice, Trnava Region, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Death:	26 January 2018 Trnava, Trnava Region, Slovakia
Age:	104 years, 58 days
Country:	SVK
Centenarian

Jozef Lukovic [Slovak: Jozef Lukovič] (29 November 1913 – 26 January 2018) was a Slovakian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Slovakia at the time of his death.

Biography

Jozef Lukovič was born in Jaslovské Bohunice, Trnava Region, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia), on 29 November 1913. He studied at the Ján Hollé Gymnasium in Trnava and was already active in athletics, volleyball and football during this period. He founded a sports club in his hometown. He worked at the Faculty of Pedagogy of the Charles University, at the Department of Physical Education and Sports, in the position of assistant professor, but also as a coach of volleyball teams for teenagers and women. During his entire working career, he worked as a teacher at various types of schools, especially dedicated to talented youth in the field of sports. In 2013, he received the Award of the city of Trnava for the development of sports, and the Honorary Citizenship of the Trnava Self-governing Region.

On 6 December 2017, following the death of 105-year-old Rudolf Kósa, he became the oldest known living man in Slovakia.

Jozef Lukovič died in Trnava, Trnava Region, Slovakia, on 26 January 2018, at the age of 104 years, 58 days. Following his death, then 103-year-old Juraj Gabura became the oldest known living man in Slovakia.

References

• Najstarší Trnavčan Jozef Lukovič oslávil 102 rokov, prezradil recept na dlhý život Trnavský Hlas, 4 December 2015
• Najstarší Trnavčan Jozef Lukovič oslavuje 103. narodeniny Trnavský Hlas, 29 November 2016
• Najstarší Trnavčan Jozef Lukovič má 104 rokov SME, 29 November 2017
• Zomrel najstarší Trnavčan Jozef Lukovič Trnavský Hlas, 26 January 2018
• Zomrel najstarší Trnavčan: 104-ročný Jozef Lukovič rozdával pozitívnu energiu Trnava24, 30 January 2018
• Trnava sa rozlúčila s najstarším Trnavčanom Mesto Trnava, 31 January 2018

Slovakia's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E)

Dezider Pal • Jan Strisovsky • Stefan Novotny • Michal Kruzic • Anton Dobrota • Jozef Daniska • Anton Kunik • Rudolf Kosa • Jozef Lukovic • Juraj Gabura • Frantisek Bohacik • Jan Palovsky • Jozef Krizek • Frantisek Marek • Jan Slavik