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András Balczó

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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. Balczó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1966, 1969 and 1972, while the pentathlon team was several times chosen as the Hungarian Team of the Year. He was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR in 1972, along with eight other athletes from outside USSR. He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. András Balczó is the 916th most popular athlete (down from 792nd in 2019), the 579th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 574th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, András Balczó ranks 916 out of 6,025. Before him are Dan Ayrault, Ivar Aronsson, Paul Costello, Tony Nash, Arthur Harnden, and Gustaf Weidel. After him are Eugène Grisot, Vanderlei de Lima, Renzo Minoli, Amelia Piccinini, Ahmet Ayık, and Marcel Hansenne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, András Balczó ranks 409. Before him are Gavino Ledda, Martin Lee, Connie Stevens, Indira Nath, Millie Perkins, and Mahmoud El-Gohary. After him are Tibor Csernai, Ahmet Ayık, Teresa Stratas, Jacques Diouf, Viktor Kosichkin, and Halina Górecka.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, András Balczó ranks 579 out of 1,077. Before him are László Bálint (1948), Ileana Silai (1941), Ernő Goldfinger (1902), István Tóth (1951), Tibor Kemény (1913), and Andreas Alföldi (1895). After him are Tibor Csernai (1938), Sigmund Romberg (1887), Imre Varga (1923), Menyhért Lónyay (1822), Ferenc Szojka (1931), and Imre Gedővári (1951).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, András Balczó ranks 36. Before him are Tibor Berczelly (1912), Antal Bolvári (1932), András Székely (1909), Gábor Delneky (1932), Ileana Silai (1941), and István Tóth (1951). After him are László Szollás (1907), Ottó Boros (1929), Miklós Szilvási (1925), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), György Kárpáti (1935), and László Rajcsányi (1907).

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