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Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek

1939 - 2022

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Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (née Kontsek; 29 August 1939 – 20 July 2022) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw event during her career. In 1964, she finished sixth in the discus competition at the Olympics. She competed for Hungary in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where she won a bronze medal in the discus throw competition. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1965 after having won the Summer Universiade the same year held in her hometown, Budapest. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek is the 1,931st most popular athlete (down from 1,774th in 2024), the 776th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 762nd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek ranks 1,931 out of 6,025. Before her are Jacek Wszoła, Yelena Petushkova, Steve Prefontaine, Jozef Pribilinec, Robby Naish, and Stefan Holm. After her are August Rodenberg, Aigars Fadejevs, Henry Jonsson, Lyudmila Andonova, Andreas Thorkildsen, and Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek ranks 548. Before her are Erwin Teufel, Svetlana Makarovič, Mavis Staples, Paul Nihill, Rhodri Morgan, and Marino Perani. After her are Barney McKenna, Jan-Just Bos, S. David Griggs, Bob Clark, Mickey Kantor, and Martin Feldstein. Among people deceased in 2022, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek ranks 563. Before her are John Hansen, Mike Bossy, James Forbes, Albert Pyun, Ronald Lopatni, and Jürgen Sundermann. After her are Gerhard Roth, Dorothy E. Smith, Raymond Briggs, Bjarni Tryggvason, Mike Hodges, and Rodney Stark.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek ranks 776 out of 1,077. Before her are Gábor Csupó (1952), Péter Gulácsi (1990), László Nemes (1977), Egon Orowan (1902), Gene Mako (1916), and Stanley Jaki (1924). After her are Balázs Dzsudzsák (1986), Attila Dargay (1927), István Tarlós (1948), Monique Covét (1976), Jenő Hámori (1933), and Peter Medak (1937).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek ranks 86. Before her are Ferenc Török (1935), Elemér Somfay (1898), András Szente (1939), Endre Tilli (1922), László Fábián (1936), and Ambrus Nagy (1927). After her are Jenő Hámori (1933), Mór Kóczán (1885), Lajos Rácz (1952), Mihály Mayer (1933), Dezső Lemhényi (1917), and Zoltán Melis (1947).

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