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Gábor Katona

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Gábor Katona (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Hungarian triple jumper.

He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships[1] and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships.[2] He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1983, rivalling with Henrik Kalocsai, Zoltán Cziffra and Béla Bakosi.[3] He also became Hungarian indoor champion in 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1979.[4] He also competed in the long jump and the triple jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[5]

In the long jump he became Hungarian champion in 1972[3] and indoor champion in 1975.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  2. ^ "1979 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Hungarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Hungarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Katona Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.