Attila Takács (later Takach; 19 January 1929 – 24 February 2011) was a Hungarian
gymnast. He competed in
all artistic gymnastics events at the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
with the best result of 11th place on the
vault.
After the 1956 Olympics Takács, together with his fiancée Magda, defected to the United States, in response to the Soviet suppression of the
Hungarian Revolution of 1956. They lived near Los Angeles, where Takács studied electrical engineering at the
University of Southern California. He then worked for the aerospace industry, before moving to the
Silicon Valley in the mid-1970s, where he was involved in the development of recording media such as
LaserDisc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as DiscoVision, MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diam ...
.
References
1929 births
2011 deaths
Hungarian male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for Hungary
Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Gymnasts from Budapest
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