Aladár Kovácsi (11 December 1932 – 8 April 2010) was a 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 ...

and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Kovácsi won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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with the Hungarian team."1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)

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Picture of Aladár Kovácsi on his 75th birthday
1932 births 2010 deaths Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Budapest World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub