József Csermák (14 February 1932 – 14 January 2001 in
Tapolca
Tapolca (; german: Toppoltz) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around .
The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East.
Etymology
The origin of ''Tapolca'' is ...
) was a
Hungarian hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
er. He won the gold medal 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 ...
with a throw of 60.34 m, setting a new world record and becoming the first athlete to break the 60 m barrier. At the next Olympics Csermák was chosen as the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary,
[ but placed only fifth. He failed to reach the final at the 1960 Olympics. Besides his 1952 Olympic gold medal, Csermák won four Hungarian titles and a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships.][
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1932 births
2001 deaths
People from Senec, Slovakia
Hungarians in Slovakia
Hungarian male hammer throwers
Olympic athletes of Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
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