Péter Kelemen

Péter Kelemen (born 2 September 1946) is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete.

Péter Kelemen
Personal information
Born (1946-09-02) 2 September 1946
Rákoscsaba, Hungary
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportModern pentathlon
ClubÚjpesti Dózsa SC, Budapest
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1970 Warendorf Individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Warendorf Team
Silver medal – second place 1971 San Antonio Team
Bronze medal – third place 1973 London Team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bratislava Individual
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bratislava Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Aldershot Individual
National Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Budapest Individual
Gold medal – first place 1968 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Budapest Individual
Gold medal – first place 1969 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 1971 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 1973 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Budapest Team

Kelemen began his career in 1958 as a swimmer for Budapesti VSC. He switched to modern pentathlon in 1963, following the advice from his PE teacher, joining Újpesti Dózsa. His first major achievement in the sport came in 1966 when he won a gold medal at the Junior World Championship, in both team and individual events. After being ninth at the 1969 World Championship, he won the same competition the following year, in Warendorf, Germany, by defeating his compatriot András Balczó by only three points, gathering around 5000 points in total.

Kelemen was the first modern pentathlete to win the individual event at both Junior and Adult World Championships.[1]

In 1970, Kelemen was chosen as the Hungarian Sportsman of the Year, while the pentathlon team was chosen as the Team of the Year.

He was selected as a back-up team member for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but was excluded from the team later due to a conflict between his coach, András Nyulászi, and the Hungarian Modern Pentathlon Association.

Kelemen retired from the sport in 1977 and started a coaching career. He coached Újpesti Dózsa and Budapesti VSC as a fencing coach. In 1988, he was invited to Seoul in order to coach the South Korean Modern Pentathlon Team as a fencing and compound coach. From 1981, he was the director of the shooting center at Újpesti Dózsa, and also coached Csilla Füri, another Hungarian modern pentathlete. He also served as a director of the technical board in the National Modern Pentathlon Association. From 2001 until his retirement in 2007, he coached the BHSE's Modern Pentathlon Team.

Personal life

His first wife, Jutka Békei, is a former kayak athlete; the couple had two sons, Szabolcs, born 14 December 1971, and Zoltan, born 13 October 1977.

References

  1. "Öttusa Nemzetközi Története: 1967–1975". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2010.


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