Attila Mizsér (born 28 April 1961) is 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 anc ...

and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Attila Mizsér participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Modern Pentathlon"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 16, 2008) He won an individual silver medal at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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Awards

Mizsér was elected

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 ...

in 1985, and Hungarian Modern Pentathlete of the Year in 1985, 1990 and 1992. The Olympic gold-winning pentathlon team, of which Mizsér was a member, was elected Hungarian Team of the year in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Mizsér also received International Fair Play Award in 1995.

Personal life

Mizsér married Edina Éri in 1991. They have four children: Alexa (born 1992), Melissa (born 1994), Márk (born 2003) and Norina (born 2010).

References

1961 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people Friendship Games medalists {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub