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András Balczó
András Balczó (born 16 August 1938) is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci .... 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. 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. He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondoros
Kondoros ( sk, Kondoroš) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Jews lived in Kondorosh at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, the local Jewish community was subordinate to the Szarvas community. In 1944, most of the city's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Geography It covers an area of 81.84 km² and has a population of 5,355 people (2009). Twin towns – sister cities Kondoros is twinned with: * Atid, Romania * Gabčíkovo, Slovakia * Hanhofen, Germany * Kikinda Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants. The c ..., Serbia * Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia References External links * in Hungarian Symbols of Hungary Slovak communities in Hungary Populated places in Békés C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 World Modern Pentathlon Championship
The 1959 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Hershey, United States. Medal summary Men's events Medal table See also * World Modern Pentathlon Championships The UIPM Senior World Championships is an annual global international competition in modern pentathlon. It was first held in 1949 under the organization of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM). Editions Note: The years in which cham ... References Sport123 {{Modern Pentathlon footer World Modern Pentathlon Championships, 1959 Modern pentathlon in North America World Modern Pentathlon Championships, 1959 International sports competitions hosted by the United States Sports in Hershey, Pennsylvania Sports competitions in Pennsylvania Multisports in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Csapó
Géza Csapó (29 December 1950 – 14 September 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972. Csapó also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 10000 m: 1973), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1971). Csapó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, .... Csapó died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 71. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csaba Hegedűs (wrestler)
Csaba Hegedűs (born 6 September 1948) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. In 1971, he won a world title and was named the Hungarian Sportsman of the year. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. In 1973, he barely survived a traffic accident. He recovered by 1975, when he placed fourth at the world championships, and won European titles in 1976 and 1977. Between 1979 and 1989 he coached the Hungarian wrestling team and later became a sports administrator, working at the national wrestling association, the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA). sports-reference.com He served as President of the Hungarian Wrestling Association from 1992 to 2015. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Kelemen
Péter Kelemen (born 2 September 1946) is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete. Kelemen began his career in 1958 as a swimmer for Budapesti VSC. He switched to modern pentathlon in 1963, following the advice from his PE teacher, joining Újpesti Dózsa. His first major achievement in the sport came in 1966 when he won a gold medal at the Junior World Championship, in both team and individual events. After being ninth at the 1969 World Championship, he won the same competition the following year, in Warendorf, Germany, by defeating his compatriot András Balczó by only three points, gathering around 5000 points in total. Kelemen was the first modern pentathlete to win the individual event at both Junior and Adult World Championships. In 1970, Kelemen was chosen as the Hungarian Sportsman of the Year, while the pentathlon team was chosen as the Team of the Year. He was selected as a back-up team member for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but was excluded from the team later d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Kozma (wrestler)
István Kozma (27 November 1939 – 9 April 1970) was a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won Olympic gold medals in 1964 and in 1968, and the World Championship in 1962, 1966, and 1967. In 1967 he was selected as the Hungarian Sportsman of the Year Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coach (sports), coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winners .... Kozma died in a car accident, aged 30. References External links * * * * 1939 births 1970 deaths Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Champions World Wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Sportsman Of The Year
Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coach (sports), coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winners of three or more titles Breakdown of winners by sport Men Women Coach/President of the Year External links List of winners on the website of the Association of Hungarian JournalistsSportspeople of the Year 2014(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2015(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2016(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2017(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2018(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2020(Hungarian language) (Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2022 (Hungarian language) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year Sport in Hungary, Sportspeople National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards Lists of Hungarian sportspeople, * Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Zsivótzky
Gyula Zsivótzky (25 February 1937 – 29 September 2007) was a Hungarian hammer thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, silvers in 1960 and 1964, and finished fifth in 1972. Zsivótzky set two world record: one in 1965 and the other in 1968. He was twice elected as Hungarian Sportsman of the Year: in 1965, after winning at the Summer Universiade, and in 1968, for his Olympic gold medal. Zsivótzky retired in 1973 and later worked in the clothing industry. He remained involved with athletics as an administrator, becoming a member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and vice-president of his athletic club Újpesti TE. He married Magdolna Komka, an Olympic high jumper. One of his sons is decathlete Attila Zsivoczky, the other is football player Gyula Zsivóczky Jr. Zsivótzky died from cancer in his native Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mónika Császár
Mónika Császár (born 17 November 1954) is a retired Hungarian gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Her best individual result was fourth place on the balance beam. She won another bronze team medal at the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She married András Balczó, an Olympic pentathlete A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t .... References 1954 births Hungarian female artistic gymnasts Living people Gymnasts from Budapest Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fizkultura I Sport (publisher)
Fizkultura i sport (russian: Физкультура и спорт, lit. trans.: ''Physical Culture and Sports'') is a Russian publisher of sports books and magazines. It was established in 1923 in the USSR. Its logo depicts the famous sculpture ''Discobolus'' by Myron. Description "Fizkultura i sport" was the main (though, not exclusive) sports publisher of the USSR. The publisher was a structural part of the State Committee for Publishing Houses, Printing Plants, and the Book Trade by the Council of Ministers of the USSR. It was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1973. In 1975, 113 books were published with the total circulation of 6.2 million. By 1991 the number of books, published per year, reached 150. After the breakup of the USSR, the amount of publications by the publisher greatly declined. But although today it publishes some 20 books a year, 5 to 10 thousand copies each, there were some signs of the revival in the latest years. Since 1995 the publisher is not unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merited Master Of Sport Of The USSR
Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR (russian: Единая Всесоюзная спортивная классификация) is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for both athletes and coaches. Similar systems still exist today in several former Soviet republics. Athletes The classification was established in 1935 and was based on separate classifications, which existed for several sports disciplines before. Starting in 1949, it was revised every four years, the period, which corresponded to the Olympic cycle, to reflect new standards for the physical training. The document contained test standards, principles and conditions, necessary for the conferment of sports ranks and titles, for all sports, cultivated in the USSR. As of the 1970s, there were following ranks for athletes of the USSR (listed in descending order of value): *''Merited Master of Sport of the USSR,'' (russian: заслуженный мастер сп ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Sportspeople Of The Year
Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coaches Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ... (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winners of three or more titles Breakdown of winners by sport Men Women Coach/President of the Year External links List of winners on the website of the Association of Hungarian JournalistsSportspeople of the Year 2014(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2015(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2016(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2017(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2018(Hungarian language) Sportspeople of the Year 2020(Hungarian language) (Hungarian l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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