Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) 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. Benedek 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.

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* * * * 1927 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Tiszaföldvár {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub