János Martinek (born 23 May 1965) is a Hungarian

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and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Martinek participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the

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, and where he also won an individual gold medal."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Modern Pentathlon"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 16, 2008) He won a bronze medal at the

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