András Balczó
Personal information
Born (1938-08-16) 16 August 1938
Kondoros, Hungary
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubCsepel SC, Budapest
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place1972 Munich Individual
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico City Individual
Silver medal – second place1972 Munich Team
World championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Evilard Individual
Gold medal – first place 1963 Evilard Team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Leipzig Individual
Gold medal – first place 1965 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Melbourne Individual
Gold medal – first place 1966 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Jönköping Individual
Gold medal – first place 1967 Jönköping Team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Budapest Individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Warendorf Team
Silver medal – second place1958 Aldershot Team
Silver medal – second place1959 Hershey Individual
Silver medal – second place1961 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1969 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 1970 Warendorf Individual
Silver medal – second place 1971 San Antonio Team
Bronze medal – third place1961 MoscowIndividual
Bronze medal – third place 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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. 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


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