Péter Baczakó
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow -90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal -82.5 kg

Péter Baczakó (born 27 September 1951 in Ercsi – d. 1 April 2008 in Budapest) was a Hungarian weightlifter.

He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973 to 1982.[2] He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.[2]

Peter Baczako died on April 1, 2008, in Budapest of cancer.[2] He had also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and spent his last months in a wheelchair.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Péter Baczakó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peter Baczako, Hungarian Olympic champion weightlifter, dies at 56". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
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