Takach, Karoy

Takach Karoy ( Hungarian. Károly Takács ) - Hungarian shooter, champion of the Olympic Games 1948 , 1952

Takach Karoy
Hungarian Károly Takács
Shooting, Poland 1961
general information
Citizenship	Hungary
Date of Birth	January 21, 1910 ( 1910-01-21 )
Place of Birth	Budapest
Date of death	January 5, 1976 ( 1976-01-05 ) (aged 65)
A place of death	Budapest
Shooting sport	bullet shooting (gun)
Awards and medals Olympic Games Gold London 1948 speed gun 25 m Gold Helsinki 1952 speed gun 25 m

Champion in shooting from a 25-meter high-speed small-caliber pistol. He became one of the heroes of the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games.

The history of this man is brought as a model of genuine courage and will to victory. In 1938, under tragic circumstances, he lost his right hand. However, in eight months he learned to shoot with his left hand and already in 1939 he won the title of world champion. At the London Olympics in 1948, Takac won the pistol shooting competition, surpassing the world record. Four years later, at the Olympic Games in Helsinki, Karoi Takacs successfully defended his title and became the first double-time Olympic champion in the history of rapid-fire pistol shooting.

Takach also took part in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, where he finished eighth. ^[one]

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  Preparing for shooting, Poland 1961

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  Grave in Budapest