Gergely Kulcsár
{{Short description|Hungarian javelin thrower (1934–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Kulcsár Gergely (crop).jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Kulcsár in 2013
| birth_date = 10 March 1934
| birth_place = Nagyhalász, Hungary
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|8|12|1934|3|10|df=yes}}[http://olimpia.hu/kiemelt-hirek/elhunyt-kulcsar-gergely-ezust-es-ketszeres-bronzermes-gerelyhajito Gergely Kulcsár's obituary] {{in lang|hu}}
| death_place = Vác, Hungary
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| sport = Javelin throw
| club = Építők SC, Budapest
TFSE, Budapest
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 1964 Tokyo | Javelin}}
{{MedalBronze | 1960 Rome | Javelin}}
{{MedalBronze | 1968 Mexico City | Javelin}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1958 Stockholm | Javelin}}
{{MedalBronze| 1966 Budapest | Javelin}}
{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}
{{MedalGold| 1961 Sofia | Javelin}}
{{MedalSilver| 1959 Turin | Javelin}}
}}
Gergely Kulcsár (10 March 1934 – 12 August 2020) was a Hungarian javelin thrower. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals, in 1960 and 1968, and a silver medal in 1964.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/gergely-kulcsar-1.html |title=Gergely Kulcsár|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121012249/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/gergely-kulcsar-1.html |archivedate=21 January 2009 |df=dmy }} He was the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary in 1964, 1968, and 1972.
Kulcsár was the first Hungarian to throw over 80 meters and won the national title eight times. Between 1975 and 1980 he was the coach of the Hungarian national throwing team. His trainees included Miklós Németh, a 1976 Olympic champion. From 1981 to 1993 he coached the national throwing team of Kuwait.
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- {{Olympic Channel|gergely-kulcsar|Gergely Kulcsar}}
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Category:Hungarian male javelin throwers
Category:Olympic athletes for Hungary
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary
Category:Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade
Category:Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade
Category:Sportspeople from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Hungarian people
Category:Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
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