Ferenc Németh (born 4 April 1936) is a Hungarian
modern pentathlete
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running.
The sport wa ...
and Olympic champion.
He won an individual gold medal at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...
in Rome, and also won the team competition with the Hungarian team.
["1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Modern Pentathlon"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 17, 2008)
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1936 births
Living people
Hungarian male modern pentathletes
Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary
Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
People from Halásztelek
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Pest County
21st-century Hungarian people
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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