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Zoltán Szarka

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Zoltán Szarka
Personal information
Born(1942-08-12)12 August 1942
Csorna
Died18 April 2016(2016-04-18) (aged 73)
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico Team

Zoltán Szarka (12 August 1942 in Csorna – 18 April 2016) was a Hungarian footballer. He was born in Csorna. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a gold medal with the Hungarian team.[1][2]

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Csorna

Csorna

Csorna is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Csorna is located near the Fertő-Hanság National Park. There are two districts in the town: the Földsziget and the Csatárimajor.

1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad and commonly known as Mexico 1968, were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment.

Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territorialescode: spa promoted to code: es , which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or coloniascode: spa promoted to code: es .

Hungary national football team

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 appearances in the European Championship, and plays its home matches at the Puskás Aréna, which opened in November 2019.

Source: "Zoltán Szarka", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, May 16th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltán_Szarka.

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References
  1. ^ "Profile: Zoltán Szarka". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. ^ Gyász: elhunyt Szarka Zoltán, olimpiai bajnok labdarúgó (in Hungarian)


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