István Móna (17 September 1940 – 28 July 2010) was 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. He was born in
Nyíregyháza.
Olympics
Móna won 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 ...
in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
with the Hungarian team.
["1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Modern Pentathlon"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
References
1940 births
2010 deaths
Hungarian male modern pentathletes
Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary
Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Nyíregyháza
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