Hungary · Men's 60 kg, August 1972
János Benedek
János Benedek (born 20 November 1944) is a weightlifter from Hungary, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze). On record here: the medal at the 1972 Olympic Games. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic medal
- 1
János Benedek at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games: 1 bronze.
Latest medal on record: 1972 Olympic Games, 27 August 1972, 60 kg, place 3.
János Benedek by the numbers
How old János Benedek is today, and how tall.
- Age now
- 81
- Height
- 159 cm
- 5 ft 3 in.
János Benedek's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug 1972 | 3 | not shown | 60 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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