József Csermák (14 February 1932 – 12 January 2001 in Tapolca) was a Hungarianhammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics with a throw of 60.34 m, setting a new world record and becoming the first athlete to break the 60 m barrier. At the next Olympics Csermák was chosen as the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary,[2] but placed only fifth. He failed to reach the final at the 1960 Olympics. Besides his 1952 Olympic gold medal, Csermák won four Hungarian titles and a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships.[1]
józsef, csermák, february, 1932, january, 2001, tapolca, hungarian, hammer, thrower, gold, medal, 1952, summer, olympics, with, throw, setting, world, record, becoming, first, athlete, break, barrier, next, olympics, csermák, chosen, olympic, flag, bearer, hun. Jozsef Csermak 14 February 1932 12 January 2001 in Tapolca was a Hungarian hammer thrower He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics with a throw of 60 34 m setting a new world record and becoming the first athlete to break the 60 m barrier At the next Olympics Csermak was chosen as the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary 2 but placed only fifth He failed to reach the final at the 1960 Olympics Besides his 1952 Olympic gold medal Csermak won four Hungarian titles and a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships 1 Jozsef CsermakCsermak at the 1952 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn14 February 1932Senec CzechoslovakiaDied12 January 2001 aged 69 Tapolca HungaryHeight170 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight89 kg 196 lb SportSportAthleticsEventHammer throwClubTapolaci LokomotivTapolaci TorekvesMAV TI Atletikai ClubAchievements and titlesPersonal best64 23 m 1960 1 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting HungaryOlympic Games1952 Helsinki Hammer throwEuropean Championships1954 Bern Hammer throwReferences edit a b Jozsef Csermak Sports reference com Hungary Sports reference comExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jozsef Csermak Jozsef Csermak at Olympedia Jozsef Csermak at the International Olympic Committee Jozsef Csermak at databaseOlympics com at the Wayback Machine archived 14 February 2007 CanThrow com JOZSEF CSERMAK HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC HAMMER CHAMPION SUCCESSOR OF THE GREAT IMRE NEMETH HAS DIED at the Wayback Machine archived 17 February 2005 RecordsPreceded by nbsp Imre Nemeth Men s Hammer World Record Holder14 July 1952 14 September 1952 Succeeded by nbsp Sverre Strandli nbsp This biographical article relating to Hungarian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jozsef Csermak amp oldid 1162226655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
