András Balczó (born August 16, 1938 in Kondoros

Kondoros

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) is a Hungarian

Hungary

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 modern pentathlete

Modern pentathlon

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 and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Balczó participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

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 in Rome

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. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

 in Mexico City

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, where he received an individual silver medal, and a gold medal with the Hungarian team. At the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

 in Munich

Munich

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 he received the individual gold medal and a team silver medal.

Awards

Balczó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year

Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year

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 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 Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR

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 in 1972, along with eight others from outside USSR.

He is inducted into the International Sporting Wall of Fame in Nieuwegein

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.

He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon