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János Juszkó

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Hungarian cyclist (1939–2018)

The native form of this personal name is Juszkó János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
János Juszkó
János Juszkó in 1960
Personal information
Born(1939-06-09)9 June 1939
Szeged, Hungary
Died2 May 2018(2018-05-02) (aged 78)
Szeged, Hungary
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)

János Juszkó (9 June 1939 – 2 May 2018) was a Hungarian cyclist. Juszko was born in Budapest, his profession was a Toolmaker. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and the 100 km team time trial and finished in 24th and 12th place, respectively.

He took part in eight Peace Races and won one stage in 1966. In 1964 and 1965 he was chosen Hungarian road cyclist of the year. He retired in 1973 and later worked as a cycling coach and a teacher of physical education.

References

  1. XV Course de la Paix Bulletin 4. Berlin: Neues Deutschland, Rude Pravo, Tribuna Ludu. 1962. p. 6.
  2. János Juszkó profile, sports-reference.com; accessed 13 May 2018.
  3. Janos Juszko. cyclingarchives.com; accessed 13 May 2018.
  4. Juszkó János: aki legyőzte Felice Gimondit az olimpián… , bikemag.hu; accessed 13 May 2018.(in Hungarian)


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