Péter Baczakó
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Representing  Hungary
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Moscow | -90 kg |
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1976 Montreal | -82.5 kg |
Péter Baczakó (born 27 September 1951 in Ercsi – d. 1 April 2008 in Budapest) was a Hungarian weightlifter.
He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973 to 1982.[2] He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.[2]
Peter Baczako died on April 1, 2008, in Budapest of cancer.[2] He had also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and spent his last months in a wheelchair.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Péter Baczakó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Peter Baczako, Hungarian Olympic champion weightlifter, dies at 56". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
External links
[edit]- Profile at databaseOlympics.com at archive.today (archived 2013-01-21)
- Note on his death at L'Equipe at archive.today (archived 2011-06-16) (in French)
- Péter Baczakó at Olympedia
- Peter Baczako at Lift Up
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