Imre Nagy (Modern Pentathlon)

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Imre Nagy (born February 21, 1933 in Monor ; † October 20, 2013 ) was a Hungarian modern pentathlon who won an Olympic gold, silver and bronze medal.

Career

Imre Nagy first took part in the World Championship in modern pentathlon in 1958, the Hungarian team with András Balczó , Aladár Kovácsi and Imre Nagy won the silver medal behind the team from the USSR. Two years later, the Hungarian Ferenc Németh won the individual ranking at the Olympic Games in Rome, ahead of Imre Nagy, the US athlete Robert Beck and András Balczó. In the team classification, the individual results were added up and so Németh, Nagy and Balczó won with 554 points ahead of the Soviet team.

At the World Championships in 1961 and 1962, the Soviet team won the team standings ahead of the Hungarian team with András Balczó, Imre Nagy and Ferenc Török . 1963 in Magglingen , the Hungarian team with István Móna for Imre Nagy and won the world championship title. On the way home, the Hungarian customs found prohibited goods at Balczó and Móna. The Hungarian association then banned the two of them for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Hungarian team now competed there with Ferenc Török, Imre Nagy and Ottó Török , Ferenc's younger brother. Ferenc Török won the individual standings, Nagy came in seventh place and Otto Török came in 26th, which was enough for bronze in the team standings, 16 points behind the second-placed US team.

Imre Nagy was the coach of the Hungarian pentathlon team from 1970 to 1976. Later he represented Hungary on the board of the World Federation of Modern Pentathletes , in 1988 he became its General Secretary. After completing his studies, he built up a Hungarian-Korean company, which he managed until he retired due to old age.

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SURNAME Nagy, Imre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian modern pentathlon
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Monor
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 2013