Imrich Bugár
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 Bugár in 2013 |
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Representing  Czechoslovakia |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Moscow | Discus |
| World Championships | ||
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1983 Helsinki | Discus |
| European Championships | ||
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1982 Athens | Discus |
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1978 Prague | Discus |
Imrich Bugár (born 14 April 1955) is a Czech discus thrower. An ethnic Hungarian[1] who represented Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic, his career highlights include an Olympic silver medal from 1980, a European Championship title from 1982 and a gold medal in the inaugural World Championships in 1983. His personal best throw of 71.26 metres puts him eighth in the all-time performers list.
Career
He was born in Ohrady near Dunajská Streda, Slovakia, and represented the clubs Inter Bratislava and Dukla Prague.[2] He was very successful in his early career with a bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships in Czechoslovakia,[3] the silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Games,[2] the third place at the 1981 World Cup,[4] the gold medal at the 1982 European Championships[3] and the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships.[5] In 1982 he was awarded as the Sportsperson of the Year in Czechoslovakia.
He finished fourth at the 1986 Goodwill Games,[6] eighth at the 1986 European Championships,[7] seventh at the 1987 World Championships,[5] twelfth at the 1988 Olympic Games,[2] and seventh at the 1990 European Championships.[8] He then competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships,[5] the 1992 Olympic Games[2] and the 1994 European Championships without reaching the final.[9] He became Czechoslovak champion in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992,[10] and Czech champion in 1993 and 1994.[11] and
His personal best throw was 71.26 metres, achieved in May 1985 in San Jose.[5] This is the Czech record, and puts him eighth in the all-time performers list worldwide.
References
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| Preceded by | Sportsperson of the Year in Czechoslovakia 1982 |
Succeeded by Jarmila Kratochvílová |
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Czechoslovak discus throwers
- Czech discus throwers
- Slovak discus throwers
- Czech sportsmen
- Czechoslovak sportsmen
- Slovak sportsmen
- Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Hungarians in Slovakia
- People from Dunajská Streda District
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Czechoslovakia
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the Czech Republic
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Male discus throwers
