András Balczó
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Born | (1938-08-16) 16 August 1938 (age 85) Kondoros, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Csepel SC, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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András Balczó (born 16 August 1938) is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the individual and team events and won three gold and two silver medal; he missed only one medal, finishing fourth individually in 1960.[1]
Balczó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1966, 1969 and 1972, while the pentathlon team was several times chosen as the Hungarian Team of the Year. He was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR in 1972, along with eight other athletes from outside USSR.[2]
He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon.[3] His wife Mónika Császár is a former Olympic gymnast.[1]
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Preceded by | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1966 | Succeeded by István Kozma |
Preceded by | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1969 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Csaba Hegedűs | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1972 | Succeeded by |
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- 1912: Gösta Lilliehöök (SWE)
- 1920: Gustaf Dyrssen (SWE)
- 1924: Bo Lindman (SWE)
- 1928: Sven Thofelt (SWE)
- 1932: Johan Oxenstierna (SWE)
- 1936: Gotthard Handrick (GER)
- 1948: William Grut (SWE)
- 1952: Lars Hall (SWE)
- 1956: Lars Hall (SWE)
- 1960: Ferenc Németh (HUN)
- 1964: Ferenc Török (HUN)
- 1968: Björn Ferm (SWE)
- 1972: András Balczó (HUN)
- 1976: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL)
- 1980: Anatoli Starostin (URS)
- 1984: Daniele Masala (ITA)
- 1988: János Martinek (HUN)
- 1992: Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek (POL)
- 1996: Alexander Parygin (KAZ)
- 2000: Dmitri Svatkovskiy (RUS)
- 2004: Andrey Moiseyev (RUS)
- 2008: Andrey Moiseyev (RUS)
- 2012: David Svoboda (CZE)
- 2016: Aleksander Lesun (RUS)
- 2020: Joe Choong (GBR)
External links
- András Balczó at Olympedia
- András Balczó at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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