Péter Baczakó
The native form of this personal name is Baczakó Péter. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Hungary
| ||
| Men's weightlifting | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1980 Moscow | -90 kg |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | -82.5 kg |
Péter Baczakó (b. 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.[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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Peter Baczako, Hungarian Olympic champion weightlifter, dies at 56". Associated Press (International Herald Tribune). 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
External links
- Profile at databaseOlympics.com
- Note on his death - L'Equipe (French)