Gergely Kulcsár (10 March 1934 – 12 August 2020) was a Hungarian

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er. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals, in 1960 and 1968, and a silver medal in 1964. He was the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary in 1964, 1968, and 1972. Kulcsár was the first Hungarian to throw over 80 meters and won the national title eight times. Between 1975 and 1980 he was the coach of the Hungarian national throwing team. His trainees included

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, a 1976 Olympic champion. From 1981 to 1993 he coached the national throwing team of

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* * 1934 births 2020 deaths Hungarian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen 21st-century Hungarian people Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub