- Péter Baczakó
Péter Baczakó (
27 September 1951 –1 April 2008 ) was a Hungarian weightlifter.He won a bronze medal at the
1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the1980 Summer Olympics .cite news |first= |last=|title=Peter Baczako, Hungarian Olympic champion weightlifter, dies at 56 |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/02/sports/OLY-Obit-Baczako.php|work=Associated Press |publisher=International Herald Tribune |date=2008-04-02 |accessdate=2008-04-05] Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973-82. He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.Peter Baczako died on
April 1 ,2008 inBudapest of cancer. He had also been diagnosed withmuscular dystrophy and spent his last months in a wheelchair.References
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BACZAP%C9T01 Profile] at databaseOlympics.com
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Aussi/20080402_110914Dev.html Note on his death] - L'Equipe fr icon
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