Ferenc Török (born 3 August 1935) 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 anci ...

and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Ferenc Török received an individual gold medal at the

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, and a bronze medal with the Hungarian team."1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Modern Pentathlon"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 16, 2008) He received a gold medal at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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with the Hungarian team."1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Modern Pentathlon"
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Awards

Török was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1964, and Hungarian Coach of the year 1989.

References

1935 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Hungarian sports coaches Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Budapest World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub