András Balczó
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Men's Modern pentathlon | ||
| Men's Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1960 Rome | Team |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Team |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Individual |
| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | Individual |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Team |
| World championships | ||
| Silver | 1958 Aldershot | Team |
| Silver | 1959 Hershey | Individual |
| Silver | 1961 Moscow | Team |
| Bronze | 1961 Moscow | Individual |
| Silver | 1962 Mexico City | Team |
| Gold | 1963 Evilard | Individual |
| Gold | 1963 Evilard | Team |
| Gold | 1965 Leipzig | Individual |
| Gold | 1965 Leipzig | Team |
| Gold | 1966 Melbourne | Individual |
| Gold | 1966 Melbourne | Team |
| Gold | 1967 Jönköping | Individual |
| Gold | 1967 Jönköping | Team |
| Gold | 1969 Budapest | Individual |
| Silver | 1969 Budapest | Team |
| Gold | 1970 Warendorf | Team |
| Silver | 1970 Warendorf | Individual |
| Silver | 1971 San Antonio | Team |
| Bronze | 1971 San Antonio | Individual |
András Balczó (born August 16, 1938 in Kondoros) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
[edit] Olympics
Balczó participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received an individual silver medal, and a gold medal with the Hungarian team.[1] At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he received the individual gold medal and a team silver medal.
[edit] Awards
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 Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1972, along with eight others from outside USSR.
He is inducted into the International Sporting Wall of Fame in Nieuwegein.
He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon [2].
[edit] References
- ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Modern Pentathlon"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 16, 2008)
- ^ http://pentathloncircuit.blogspot.com/2010/05/pentathletes-from-past-andras-balczo.html
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Gyula Zsivótzky |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1966 |
Succeeded by István Kozma |
| Preceded by Gyula Zsivótzky |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1969 |
Succeeded by Péter Kelemen |
| Preceded by Csaba Hegedűs |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1972 |
Succeeded by Géza Csapó |
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