Győző Török
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Győző Török (1960) | |
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Date of birth | May 22, 1935 |
date of death | April 11, 1987 |
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discipline | Street |
End of career | 1967 |
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1950-1954 1954-1956 1957-1967 |
Miskolci Vasutas Sport Club Honvéd Budapest Újpest Budapest |
Last updated: November 24, 2018 |
Győző Török (born May 22, 1935 in Miskolc , † April 11, 1987 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian cyclist . Professionally he worked as an employee in the public service.
Athletic career
Győző Török began his sporting career in 1950 with his home club Miskolci Vasutas Sport Club , after which he drove for two years for Honvéd Budapest . In 1956 and 1957 he won the Tour of Hungary , in 1958 a stage of the Tour d'Egypte and in 1959 a stage of the Tour of Slovakia . Until 1967 he started for Újpest Budapest , took part in five road world championships and seven peace rides . He has been the Hungarian champion 17 times. In 1960 he started in the street race of the Olympic Games in Rome , which he could not finish. In 1963 he was a member of the team that finished eighth at the Road World Cup . On April 11, 1987, Török committed suicide in Budapest at the age of 51.
successes
- 1955
- 1956
- 1958
- a stage Tour d'Egypte
- 1959
- one stage tour of Slovakia
Web links
- Győző Török in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Győző Török in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Török Győző. In: Magyar életrajzi lexikon. Retrieved November 24, 2018 (Hungarian).
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SURNAME | Török, Győző |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Miskolc |
DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1987 |
Place of death | Budapest |