Ambrus Balogh
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 Hungary
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| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | Helsinki 1952 | Free pistol 50 m |
| World championships | ||
| bronze | Lucerne 1939 | Free pistol 50 m |
| bronze | Moscow 1958 | FG three position fight 300 m (M) |
| silver | Moscow 1958 | KK standing 50 m (M) |
Ambrus Balogh (born August 12, 1915 in Csengerújfalu , Austria-Hungary , † July 6, 1978 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian sports shooter .
successes
Ambrus Balogh took part in the Olympic Games three times . In 1948 he took seventh place in London with the free pistol over 50 m and 38th place with the rapid fire pistol over 25 m. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 he scored 549 points with the free pistol, so that he won the bronze medal behind Huelet Benner and Ángel León . He also competed with the free rifle in the three-position battle and was tenth in the competition. In his third and last Olympic participation in Rome in 1960 , he finished the competition with the free pistol in 16th place. At world championships Balogh first won the bronze medal with the free pistol in Lucerne in 1939 . In 1958 he secured bronze in team competitions in Moscow with the free rifle in the three-position battle and silver with the small-bore rifle in a standing position.
Web links
- Ambrus Balogh in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Ambrus Balogh at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (Hungarian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Balogh, Ambrus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Csengerújfalu , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1978 |
| Place of death | Budapest , Hungary |