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Gyula Zsivótzky

1937 - 2007

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Gyula Zsivótzky (25 February 1937 – 29 September 2007) was a Hungarian hammer thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, silvers in 1960 and 1964, and finished fifth in 1972. Zsivótzky set two world record: one in 1965 and the other in 1968. He was twice elected as Hungarian Sportsman of the Year: in 1965, after winning at the Summer Universiade, and in 1968, for his Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gyula Zsivótzky is the 302nd most popular athlete (up from 473rd in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 485th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gyula Zsivótzky ranks 302 out of 6,025. Before him are Bill Miller, Juan Carlos Zabala, Walter Byron, Larry Black, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Jim Thorpe. After him are Albert Ayat, Romuald Klim, Alain Mimoun, Eddie Tolan, Frank Waller, and Vyacheslav Ivanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Gyula Zsivótzky ranks 238. Before him are Valentin Rasputin, Ivo Daneu, Brian G. Marsden, Garth Hudson, Luciana Paluzzi, and Keiko Abe. After him are Lorraine Gary, Marcian Hoff, Geki, Otto Pfister, Toribio Ticona Porco, and Cheng Yen. Among people deceased in 2007, Gyula Zsivótzky ranks 180. Before him are Ladislav Adamec, Chris Benoit, Igor Moiseyev, Jean Stablinski, Joseíto, and Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi. After him are Driss Chraïbi, Katsuko Saruhashi, Sandro Salvadore, Emma Tillman, Darlene Conley, and Dabbs Greer.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Gyula Zsivótzky ranks 375 out of 1,077. Before him are Ferenc Farkas (1905), Pál Kovács (1912), Karol Divín (1936), Kálmán Darányi (1886), Mihály Babits (1883), and László Paskai (1927). After him are Győző Kulcsár (1940), Béla Kiss (1877), Andrew G. Vajna (1944), Sándor Tarics (1913), József Rippl-Rónai (1861), and Pál Turán (1910).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Gyula Zsivótzky ranks 12. Before him are Nándor Dáni (1871), Miklós Németh (1946), Imre Földi (1938), Gyula Kellner (1871), Éva Székely (1927), and Angéla Németh (1946). After him are Márta Rudas (1937), Olga Gyarmati (1924), Gergely Kulcsár (1934), László Berti (1875), Tamás Mendelényi (1936), and Imre Harangi (1913).

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