András Balczó

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]

Born (1938-08-16) 16 August 1938 (age 87)

Kondoros, Hungary

Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight73 kg (161 lb)

SportModern pentathlon

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András Balczó

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Born	(1938-08-16) 16 August 1938 (age 87) Kondoros, Hungary
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Club	Csepel SC, Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Individual 1968 Mexico City Individual 1972 Munich Team World championships 1963 Evilard Individual 1963 Evilard Team 1965 Leipzig Individual 1965 Leipzig Team 1966 Melbourne Individual 1966 Melbourne Team 1967 Jönköping Individual 1967 Jönköping Team 1969 Budapest Individual 1970 Warendorf Team 1958 Aldershot Team 1959 Hershey Individual 1961 Moscow Team 1962 Mexico City Team 1969 Budapest Team 1970 Warendorf Individual 1971 San Antonio Team 1961 Moscow Individual 1971 San Antonio Individual

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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]