András Balczó

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The native form of this personal name is Balczó András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
András Balczó
Personal information
Born (1938-08-16) 16 August 1938 (age 85)
Kondoros, Hungary
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubCsepel SC, Budapest
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Individual
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Individual
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
World championships
Gold medal – first place 1963
Evilard
 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1963
Evilard
 Team
Gold medal – first place 1965
Leipzig
 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1965
Leipzig
 Team
Gold medal – first place 1966
Melbourne
 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1966
Melbourne
 Team
Gold medal – first place 1967
Jönköping
 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1967
Jönköping
 Team
Gold medal – first place 1969
Budapest
 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1970
Warendorf
 Team
Silver medal – second place 1958
Aldershot
 Team
Silver medal – second place 1959
Hershey
 Individual
Silver medal – second place 1961
Moscow
 Team
Silver medal – second place 1962
Mexico City
 Team
Silver medal – second place 1969
Budapest
 Team
Silver medal – second place 1970
Warendorf
 Individual
Silver medal – second place 1971
San Antonio
 Team
Bronze medal – third place 1961
Moscow
 Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1971
San Antonio
 Individual

András Balczó (born 16 August 1938) is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the individual and team events and won three gold and two silver medal; he missed only one medal, finishing fourth individually in 1960.[1]

Balczó was elected

Merited Master of Sport of the USSR in 1972, along with eight other athletes from outside USSR.[2]

He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon.[3] His wife Mónika Császár is a former Olympic gymnast.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "András Balczó Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. Fizkultura i sport
    . 1973. pp. 122–124.
  3. ^ Pentathletes from the past: András Balczó (HUN). 12 May 2010
Awards
Preceded by
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year

1966 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year

1969 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year

1972 		Succeeded by

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