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Zoltán Magyar

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Zoltán Magyar (born 13 December 1953) is a Hungarian former gymnast who was the world's leading pommel horse gymnast in the 1970s. In this event he won two Olympic, three world, three European and two World Cup titles. Magyar had two moves named after him, the Magyar spindle (turning the body in the opposite direction from the circling legs) and the Magyar travel (crosswise circling travel down the horse). He won the Olympic gold in 1976 and 1980, world championships gold in 1974, 1978 and 1979, European championships gold in 1973, 1975 and 1977; and World Cup gold in 1975 and 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoltán Magyar is the 49th most popular gymnast (up from 136th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 751st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Zoltán Magyar ranks 49 out of 370. Before her are Yukio Endo, Charles Champaud, Arvid Holmberg, Josip Primožič, Guido Boni, and Estella Agsteribbe. After her are Mikhail Voronin, Daniela Silivaș, Gösta Olson, Romeo Neri, Isak Abrahamsen, and Savino Guglielmetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Zoltán Magyar ranks 293. Before her are Kvitka Cisyk, Mike Espy, David Deutsch, Ditmar Jakobs, Hwang Woo-suk, and Oliver Ivanović. After her are Ladislav Jurkemik, Kurt Fuller, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Abdelmajid Dolmy, James Read, and Patti Scialfa.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Zoltán Magyar ranks 526 out of 1,077. Before her are Ferenc Sas (1915), Attila Petschauer (1904), Joe Eszterhas (1944), Ervin Mészáros (1877), Emília Rotter (1906), and Imre Zachár (1890). After her are Gizella Farkas (1925), Ferenc Karinthy (1921), Ede Király (1926), Vilmos Kohut (1906), Ferenc Csik (1913), and Lajos Détári (1963).

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Among GYMNASTS In Hungary

Among gymnasts born in Hungary, Zoltán Magyar ranks 3. Before her are Ágnes Keleti (1921), and István Pelle (1907). After her are Samu Fóti (1890), Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (1924), Olga Tass (1929), Ottó Hellmich (1874), Gyula Kakas (1878), Henrietta Ónodi (1974), Szilveszter Csollány (1970), Krisztián Berki (1985), and Zója Székely (2003).

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