Gábor Benedek
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| Born | 23 March 1927 Tiszaföldvár, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
Benedek won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the Hungarian team.[1][2] He became the first Hungarian world champion in modern pentathlon.[3]
After the death of Ágnes Keleti, he became the oldest living Hungarian Olympic champion.[4] After 23th November 2025, following the death of Nikita Simonyan, Benedek became the oldest living Olympic champion.[5][6]
References
- ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Benedek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Benedek Gábor (1927) - Hajrá Magyarok". hajramagyarok.hu. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "98 éves a magyar olimpiai bajnokok doyenje, Benedek Gábor". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Lóránt, Barta (24 November 2025). "Meghalt a legidősebb olimpiai bajnok, magyar sportoló lett a rangidős". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Benedek Gábor a legidősebb élő olimpiai bajnok". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
External links
- Gabor Benedek at Olympics.com
- Gábor Benedek at Olympedia
- Benedek Gábor at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)