Zoltan Magyar

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Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Competitor for Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold	1976 Montréal	Pommel Horse
Gold	1980 Moscow	Pommel Horse
Bronze	1980 Moscow	Team
World Championships
Gold	1974 Varna	Pommel horse
Gold	1978 Strasbourg	Pommel horse
Gold	1979 Ft. Worth	Pommel horse
European Championships
Gold	1973 Grenoble	Pommel Horse
Gold	1975 Bern	Pommel horse
Gold	1977 Vilnius	Pommel horse

Zoltán Magyar (born December 13, 1953 in Budapest, Hungary) was the premier pommel horse gymnast in the world in the 1970s, if not of all time. Magyar walk skill on pommel horse is named after him.

Magyar finished his career with two Olympic, three world, three European and two World Cup titles on his specialty.

He won the Olympic gold in 1976 and 1980^[1]; world championships gold in 1974, 1978 and 1979^[2]^[3]; European championships gold in 1973, 1975 and 1977^[4]; and World Cup gold in 1975 and 1978. His largest margin of victory came at the 1978 World Championships, which he won by 0.375 points.

In major all-around competitions, Magyar was ubiquitous but less successful. In Olympic all-around finals, he placed 29th in 1972, ninth in 1976 and ninth in 1980. In world championship all-arounds, he was 15th in 1974, 12th in 1978 and 18th in 1979.

Magyar retired following the 1980 Olympics. Since his departure, he has focused on his lifelong goal as a veterinarian. He currently operates a vet hospital and still resides in Budapest.

Awards
Preceded by Géza Csapó	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1974	Succeeded by András Hargitay
Preceded by Pál Gerevich	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1978	Succeeded by Tamás Wichmann
Preceded by Tamás Wichmann	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1980	Succeeded by Sándor Wladár