Imre Földi
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Imre Földi is a Hungarian
weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
.<ref name=db-ol1972-weightlifting>"1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, Germany – Weightlifting" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 20, 2008).</ref> He received silver medals in 1964 and 1968.
In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation
Hall of Fame
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In 1976 he became the first weightlifter to compete at five Olympic Games. This record would only be matched by Germans Ingo Steinhofel
and Ronny Weller
28 years later.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.<ref name=db-ol1972-weightlifting>"1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, Germany – Weightlifting" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 20, 2008).</ref> He received silver medals in 1964 and 1968.
In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation
International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation , headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Dr...
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
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In 1976 he became the first weightlifter to compete at five Olympic Games. This record would only be matched by Germans Ingo Steinhofel
Ingo Steinhöfel
Ingo Steinhöfel , is a former German weightlifter who competed at five Olympics from 1988 to 2004. He won a silver medal in the Middleweight class at the 1988 Olympics....
and Ronny Weller
Ronny Weller
Ronny Weller is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany and later for Germany....
28 years later.