耐心的现代五项运动员 The Patient Pentathlete

英语自学网

Hungarian Andras Balczo was the winner of a record five inpidual and five team titles in the modern pentathlon at the World Championships, winning the inpidual championship consecutively from 1963-1969 (it is not held in Olympic years). After placing fourth in the inpidual event at the 1960 Olympics, Balczó won team gold medal at the same year. In 1968, he won the silver medal in the inpidual event and gold in the team. In 1972, he won the inpidual title and a silver medal in the team event, for a total of five Olympic medals (three gold, two silver). Although the reigning world champion, he did not compete in the 1964 Games but his overall record is the greatest of any modern pentathlete. His best event was cross-country running. Balczó's career was as a typewriter mechanic.
      匈牙利的安德拉什-巴尔可左在现代五项运动史上留有重要一笔，他创纪录的在世界锦标赛上五次拿下个人金牌，也曾经五次拿下团体金牌，从1963年到1969年间，连续夺取世界冠军。1960年罗马奥运会上，他名列第四，但是在同年他夺取了团体金牌；1968年的墨西哥奥运会上，他夺取个人项目的银牌以及团体金牌；1972年慕尼黑夏季奥运会上，他夺取了个人项目金牌以及团体银牌，总共5枚奥运奖牌（3金2银）。尽管在世界锦标赛上夺冠，但他没有参加1964年的奥运会，尽管如此，他仍然是现代五项的历史上最伟大运动员。