Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) 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. Benedek won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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with the Hungarian team.

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* * * 1927 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Tiszaföldvár 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub