Gábor Benedek
Personal information
Born (1927-03-23) 23 March 1927
Tiszaföldvár, Hungary
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 Helsinki Team
Silver medal – second place1952 Helsinki Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1953 Santo Domingo Individual
Gold medal – first place1954 Budapest Team

Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.

Benedek won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the Hungarian team.[1][2]

References

  1. "1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland Modern Pentathlon". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Benedek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2012.


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