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József Csermák

1932 - 2001

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József Csermák (14 February 1932 – 12 January 2001 in Tapolca) was a Hungarian hammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics with a throw of 60.34 m, setting a new world record and becoming the first athlete to break the 60 m barrier. At the next Olympics Csermák was chosen as the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary, but placed only fifth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of József Csermák has received more than 15,273 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). József Csermák is the 567th most popular athlete (down from 378th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 145th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovak Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, József Csermák ranks 567 out of 6,025. Before him are Asbjørn Ruud, Yelena Gorchakova, Rudolf Harbig, Wolfgang Nordwig, Giancarlo Brusati, and Vasili Kuznetsov. After him are Gaston Amson, Fausto Acke, Paavo Johansson, Roelof Klein, Roald Larsen, and Rudolf Burkert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, József Csermák ranks 319. Before him are Bo Goldman, Robert B. Parker, Jay Miner, Anatoly Roshchin, Lyudvig Chibirov, and Vasili Kuznetsov. After him are Paul J. Weitz, Luis Ayala, Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Mario Cuomo, Lodewijk van den Berg, and Pedro Rubiano Sáenz. Among people deceased in 2001, József Csermák ranks 225. Before him are Kateryna Yushchenko, Jane Greer, Luise Krüger, Ibrahim Shams, Giancarlo Brusati, and Vasili Kuznetsov. After him are Dmitry Polyansky, Stanislav Rostotsky, Sergio Mantovani, Milorad B. Protić, Nancye Wynne Bolton, and Christl Haas.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, József Csermák ranks 177 out of 418. Before him are Marek Špilár (1975), Karol Jokl (1945), Štefan Uher (1930), Jozef Barmoš (1954), Albín Brunovský (1935), and Imrich Stacho (1931). After him are Andrei Glanzmann (1907), Janko Alexy (1894), Martin Kukučín (1860), Jozef Čapkovič (1948), Pavel Schmidt (1930), and Ludwig Schlesinger (1864).

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Among ATHLETES In Slovakia

Among athletes born in Slovakia, József Csermák ranks 4. Before him are Alajos Szokolyi (1871), Vladimír Dzurilla (1942), and Imre Németh (1917). After him are Pavel Schmidt (1930), Ferenc Sidó (1923), Béla Szepes (1903), Dušan Pašek (1960), Jozef Pribilinec (1960), Imrich Bugár (1955), Michal Martikán (1979), and Elena Kaliská (1972).

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