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András Balczó

1938 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of András Balczó has received more than 27,187 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). András Balczó is the 763rd most popular athlete (down from 288th in 2019), the 574th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 415th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, András Balczó ranks 763 out of 6,025Before him are Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Alfred Felber, Robert Liottel, Monika Zehrt, Matti Sippala, and Raimondo D'Inzeo. After him are Cecil Griffiths, Mate Trojanović, György Bródy, Adolf Kainz, Renzo Minoli, and Phil Heath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, András Balczó ranks 416Before him are Elza Ibrahimova, Jorge Mendonça, Omar Caetano, Haruhiro Yamashita, Urs Widmer, and Jon Sobrino. After him are Nina Andreyeva, Sheila Dikshit, Hudson Austin, Jerry Rubin, Marcel Artelesa, and William Bolcom.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, András Balczó ranks 574 out of 1,077Before him are Lajos Tihanyi (1885), Zoltán Mechlovits (1891), György Faludy (1910), István Gulyás (1931), Csaba Fenyvesi (1943), and Edith Farkas (1921). After him are Anna Sipos (1908), Joe Eszterhas (1944), György Bródy (1908), Tibor Berczelly (1912), Imre Varga (1923), and Sándor Pósta (1888).

Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, András Balczó ranks 22Before him are László Szollás (1907), Olivér Halassy (1909), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), Imre Polyák (1932), Tamás Mendelényi (1936), and Ileana Silai (1941). After him are György Bródy (1908), Tibor Berczelly (1912), Ödön Földessy (1929), László Berti (1875), Béla Zsitnik (1924), and Gyula Török (1938).