Ádám Szepesi (born 12 April 1945) is a retired Hungarian

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He was born in

Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; ; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. Highway 44, 47 ...

. He finished fifth at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

with a jump of 2.18 metres. He became Hungarian high jump champion in 1972, rivalling with Endre Kelemen and István Major. His personal best jump was 2.21 metres, achieved in 1972.

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Hungarian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Békéscsaba Athletes from Békés County Hungarian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub