Gyula Török, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gyula Török

boxer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1938

Place of Birth: 19th district of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 12-Jan-2014

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Gyula Török

  • Gyula Török (24 January 1938 – 12 January 2014) was an amateur Hungarian boxer.
  • Competing in the flyweight division he won the national title in 1957–58, a silver medal at the 1959 European Championships, and a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics.
  • After that he moved to bantamweight and won three more national titles in 1961, 1962 and 1964.
  • He lost to Primo Zamparini in a quarter-final of the 1961 European Championships, and to Oleg Grigoryev in his first bout at the 1964 Olympics.
  • Török retired from competitions in 1966 and for 40 years worked at the Kispest Granite Factory.
  • In parallel he coached boxers at Építok SC in 1976–78 and at Csepel SC in 1978–81.
  • In the 1990 he also worked for the national boxing team and the Hungarian Boxing Federation.
  • Török was Jewish.

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