János Juszkó

János Juszkó (9 June 1939 – 2 May 2018) was a Hungarian cyclist. Juszko was born in Budapest, his profession was a Toolmaker.[1] He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and the 100 km team time trial and finished in 24th and 12th place, respectively.[2]

The native form of this personal name is Juszkó János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
János Juszkó
János Juszkó in 1960
Personal information
Born(1939-06-09)9 June 1939
Szeged, Hungary
Died2 May 2018(2018-05-02) (aged 78)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)

He took part in eight Peace Races and won one stage in 1966.[3] In 1964 and 1965 he was chosen Hungarian road cyclist of the year. He retired in 1973 and later worked as a cycling coach and a teacher of physical education.[4]

References
  1. XV Course de la Paix Bulletin 4. Berlin: Neues Deutschland, Rude Pravo, Tribuna Ludu. 1962. p. 6.
  2. János Juszkó profile, sports-reference.com; accessed 13 May 2018.
  3. Janos Juszko. cyclingarchives.com; accessed 13 May 2018.
  4. Juszkó János: aki legyőzte Felice Gimondit az olimpián… , bikemag.hu; accessed 13 May 2018.(in Hungarian)


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