Péter Baczakó
Encyclopedia
Péter Baczakó was a Hungarian
weightlifter.
He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics
. Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973-82. He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.
Peter Baczako died on April 1, 2008 in Budapest
of cancer. He had also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
and spent his last months in a wheelchair.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
weightlifter.
He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
. Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973-82. He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.
Peter Baczako died on April 1, 2008 in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
of cancer. He had also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who...
and spent his last months in a wheelchair.
External links
- Profile at databaseOlympics.com
- Note on his death - L'Equipe