Gábor Benedek

Gábor Benedek
Personal information
Born (1927-03-23) 23 March 1927
Tiszaföldvár, Hungary
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiTeam
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiIndividual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1953 Santo DomingoIndividual
Gold medal – first place1954 BudapestTeam

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, Benedek became the oldest living Hungarian Olympic champion.[4] On 23 November 2025, following the death of Nikita Simonyan, Benedek became the oldest living Olympic champion.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Benedek Gábor (1927) - Hajrá Magyarok". hajramagyarok.hu. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "98 éves a magyar olimpiai bajnokok doyenje, Benedek Gábor". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Lóránt, Barta (24 November 2025). "Meghalt a legidősebb olimpiai bajnok, magyar sportoló lett a rangidős". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Benedek Gábor a legidősebb élő olimpiai bajnok". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
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