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Imrich Bugár (Hungarian: Bugár Imre, born 14 April 1955) is a Czechoslovak discus thrower. An ethnic Hungarian[1] who represented Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic, his career highlights include an Olympic silver medal from 1980, a European Championship title from 1982 and a gold medal in the inaugural World Championships in 1983. His personal best throw of 71.26 metres puts him tenth in the all-time performers list.

Imrich Bugár

Imrich Bugár in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1955-04-14) April 14, 1955 (age 67) Ohrady, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country	Czechoslovakia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	71.26 m (1985)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Discus World Championships 1983 Helsinki Discus European Championships 1982 Athens Discus 1978 Prague Discus

Career

He was born in Ohrady near Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia, and represented the clubs Inter Bratislava and Dukla Prague.[2] He was very successful in his early career with a bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships in Czechoslovakia,[3] the silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Games,[2] the third place at the 1981 World Cup,[4] the gold medal at the 1982 European Championships[3] and the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships.[5] In 1982 he was awarded as the Sportsperson of the Year in Czechoslovakia.

He finished fourth at the 1986 Goodwill Games,[6] eighth at the 1986 European Championships,[7] seventh at the 1987 World Championships,[5] twelfth at the 1988 Olympic Games,[2] and seventh at the 1990 European Championships.[8] He then competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships,[5] the 1992 Olympic Games[2] and the 1994 European Championships without reaching the final.[9] He became Czechoslovak champion in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992,[10] and Czech champion in 1993 and 1994.[11]

His personal best throw was 71.26 metres, achieved in May 1985 in San Jose.[5] This is the Czech record, and puts him tenth in the all-time performers list worldwide.

References

External links

Media related to Imrich Bugár at Wikimedia Commons

• Imrich Bugár at World Athletics
• Imrich Bugár at Olympics.com
• Imrich Bugár at Olympedia
• Imrich Bugár at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)

Awards
Preceded by Jarmila Kratochvílová	Sportsperson of the Year in Czechoslovakia 1982	Succeeded by Jarmila Kratochvílová

На других языках

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- [en] Imrich Bugár

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[fr] Imrich Bugár

Imrich Bugár (né Imre Bugár le 14 avril 1955 à Ohrady) est un athlète tchécoslovaque, d’origine hongroise. Spécialiste du lancer du disque, il a remporté la médaille d'argent aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1980, un titre européen et un titre mondial lors des premiers championnats du monde. À partir de 1993 et des championnats du monde 1993, il représente la République tchèque.

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[it] Imrich Bugár

Imrich Bugár (Dunajská Streda, 14 aprile 1955) è un ex discobolo ceco, fino al 1992 cecoslovacco, campione mondiale ad Helsinki 1983 e campione europeo nel 1982.

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[ru] Бугар, Имрих

Имрих Бугар (словацк. Imrich Bugár; 14 апреля 1955, Охради) — чехословацкий метатель диска, выступал за сборные Чехословакии и Чехии в конце 1970-х — начале 1990-х годов. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Москве, чемпион мира, чемпион Европы, победитель многих соревнований национального и международного значения. Обладатель действующего национального рекорда Чехии в метании диска.

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