Péter Baczakó

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

The native form of this personal name is Baczakó Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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

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. "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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