Péter Baczakó, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Péter Baczakó

weightlifter

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1951

Place of Birth: Ercsi, Fejér County, Hungary

Date of Death: 01-Apr-2008

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Péter Baczakó (born 27 September 1951 in Ercsi – d.
1 April 2008 in Budapest) was a Hungarian weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973-82.
He spent his whole career at the Budapest club BKV-Elore, where he became a coach after he retired from competing.Peter Baczako died on April 1, 2008 in Budapest of cancer.
He had also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and spent his last months in a wheelchair.