Péter Baczakó

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Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Bronze 1976 Montreal Light Heavyweight
Gold 1980 Moscow Middle Heavyweight

Péter Baczakó (27 September 1951 – 1 April 2008) was a Hungarian weightlifter.

He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973-82.[1] He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.[1]

Peter Baczako died on April 1, 2008 in Budapest of cancer.[1] He had also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and spent his last months in a wheelchair.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Peter Baczako, Hungarian Olympic champion weightlifter, dies at 56", Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, 2008-04-02. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 

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