Imrich Bugár
Imrich Bugár , Hungarian Imre Bugár , (born April 14, 1955 in Dunajská Streda , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czechoslovakian discus thrower (of Hungarian nationality ) who now lives in Prague .
At the European Championships in Prague in 1978 he won the bronze medal behind Wolfgang Schmidt from the GDR and the Finn Markku Tuokko with 64.66 m . 1980 Bugár won at the Olympic Games in Moscow with 66.38 m silver behind the surprise winner Viktor Raschtschupkin (66.64 m) from the Soviet Union and in front of the Cuban Luis Delís (66.32 m).
The European Championships in Athens in 1982 brought Bugár the first big title. He won with 66.64 m and was over a meter ahead of second-placed Ihor Duhinez from the Soviet Union. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 1983 Bugár won gold with 67.72 m in front of Delís with 67.36 m and the second representative of Czechoslovakia Gejza Valent .
On May 25, 1985, Bugár achieved the longest throw of his career when he threw the discus 71.26 m in San José, California . At the World Championships in Rome in 1987 he was seventh and twelfth at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul . At the World Championships in Tokyo in 1991 and in Stuttgart in 1993 , he was eliminated from qualifying as well as at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona .
Imrich Bugár is 1.96 m tall and weighed 120 kg at competition times.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Fields Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )
Web links
- Imrich Bugár in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Imrich Bugár in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bugár, Imrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak discus thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunajská Streda |