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Representing  Hungary
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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. Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973 to 1982. 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.
References
- 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.
- ^ "Peter Baczako, Hungarian Olympic champion weightlifter, dies at 56". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
External links
- 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 (archive)
- Peter Baczako at Lift Up
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