András Balczó

The native form of this personal name is Balczó András. This article uses the Western name order.
András Balczó
Personal information
Born (1938-08-16) 16 August 1938
Kondoros, Hungary
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon
Club Csepel 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 Moscow Individual
1971 San Antonio Individual

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]

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. 1 2 "András Balczó Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. 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
Gyula Zsivótzky		 Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1966 		Succeeded by
István Kozma
Preceded by
Gyula Zsivótzky		 Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1969 		Succeeded by
Péter Kelemen
Preceded by
Csaba Hegedűs		 Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1972 		Succeeded by
Géza Csapó
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