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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.[1]

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 84)
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
1960 Rome Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1972 Munich Individual
1968 Mexico City Individual
1972 Munich Team
World championships
1963 Evilard Individual
1963 Evilard Team
1965 Leipzig Individual
1965 Leipzig Team
1966 Melbourne Individual
1966 Melbourne Team
1967 Jönköping Individual
1967 Jönköping Team
1969 Budapest Individual
1970 Warendorf Team
1958 Aldershot Team
1959 Hershey Individual
1961 Moscow Team
1962 Mexico City Team
1969 Budapest Team
1970 Warendorf Individual
1971 San Antonio Team
1961 MoscowIndividual
1971 San Antonio Individual

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.[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. "András Balczó Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: 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
Péter Kelemen
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1972		 Succeeded by
Géza Csapó



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На других языках

- [en] András Balczó

[fr] András Balczó

András Balczó, né le 16 août 1938 à Kondoros, est un athlète hongrois, champion olympique de pentathlon moderne en 1972 à Munich. Il est marié à la gymnaste Mónika Császár.

[it] András Balczó

András Balczó (Kondoros, 16 agosto 1938) è un ex pentatleta ungherese.

[ru] Бальцо, Андраш

Андраш Бальцо (венг. .mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}@media(hover:none){.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText:not(.rt-commentedText){border-bottom:0;cursor:auto}}Balczó András; р. 16 августа 1938, село Кондорош[hu] в южной Венгрии) — венгерский пятиборец. Самый титулованный спортсмен в истории современного пятиборья — единственный трёхкратный олимпийский чемпион, единственный пятикратный чемпион мира в личном первенстве.


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