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{{short description|Hungarian long and triple jumper}}
{{eastern name order|Katona Gábor}}
'''Gábor Katona''' (born 1 October 1952) is a retired [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[triple jump]]er.
He won the bronze medal at the [[1970 European Junior Championships in Athletics|1970 European Junior Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm|title=European Junior Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 February 2009}}</ref> and finished fourth at the [[1979 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|1979 European Indoor Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1979/m79_10.html|title=1979 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 February 2009}}</ref> He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1983, rivalling with [[Henrik Kalocsai]], [[Zoltán Cziffra]] and [[Béla Bakosi]].<ref name=hung>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/hun.htm|title=Hungarian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 February 2009}}</ref> He also became Hungarian indoor champion in 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1979.<ref name=hungindoor>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/huni.htm|title=Hungarian Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 February 2009}}</ref> He also competed in the long jump and the triple jump at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/gabor-katona-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094652/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/gabor-katona-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Gábor Katona Olympic Results |accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref>
In the [[long jump]] he became Hungarian champion in 1972<ref name=hung/> and indoor champion in 1975.<ref name=hungindoor/>
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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Hungarian male long jumpers]]
[[Category:Hungarian male triple jumpers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Hungary]]
[[Category:20th-century Hungarian people]]
[[Category:Hungarian Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen]]
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