Zoltán Cziffra (born 10 November 1942 in Keszthely) is a retired Hungarian

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er. He won the silver medals at the

1969 European Indoor Games The 1969 European Indoor Games were held between 8–9 March 1969 in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). In 1970 the European Indoor Games were replaced by the European Athletics Indoor Championships. The track used for the c ...

and the 1969 European Championships. He also finished fifth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships and sixth at the 1971 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1969, 1974 and 1975, rivalling with

Henrik Kalocsai Henrik Kalocsai (; 28 November 1940 – 22 May 2012) was a Hungary, Hungarian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump. He won the gold medal at the 1965 Summer Universiade, the bronze medal at the 1966 European Champion ...

and

Gábor Katona Gábor Katona (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Hungarian triple jumper. He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump cha ...

. He also became Hungarian indoor champion in 1975 and 1977.

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Living people Hungarian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics 1942 births European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Keszthely {{hungary-athletics-bio-stub