卡乐里•塔卡克斯 (karoly takacs) （射击 匈牙利）
helsinki, 1952, games of the xv olympiad. karoly takacs from hungary competing in the 25m rapid fire pistol shooting event.
born: 21 january 1910
deceased: 5 january 1976
birthplace: budapest (hungary)
nationality: hungary
sport: shooting
attendance at the olympic games
london 1948
helsinki 1952
melbourne / stockholm 1956
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
other results:
world championships
gold: 1 (39)
the right-handed shooter who won with his left hand
karoly takacs was a member of the hungarian pistol shooting team in 1938 when, while serving as a sergeant in the army, a defective grenade exploded in his right hand - his pistol hand -and shattered it completely.
after spending a month in the hospital, takacs secretly taught himself to shoot with his left hand. the following year he won the hungarian pistol shooting championship and was a member of the hungarian team that won the automatic pistol event at the world championships.
the next two olympics, in 1940 and 1944, were cancelled because of war, but in 1948 takacs qualified for the hungarian olympic team in the rapid-fire pistol event. he was 38 years old. before the competition, the favorite, world champion and world record holder, carlos enrique díaz saenz valiente, asked takacs why he was in london. takacs replied, "i'm here to learn."
takacs won the gold medal and beat the world record by ten points. during the medal ceremony, díaz saenz valiente, who finished second, turned to takacs and said, "you have learned enough." four years later in helsinki, takács successfully defended his olympic title to become the first repeat winner of the rapid-fire pistol event.
生日：1910年1月21日
逝世：1976年1月5日
出生地：布达佩斯，匈牙利
国籍: 匈牙利
项目: 射击
参加奥运会时间：
1948年英国伦敦夏季奥运会
1952年芬兰赫尔辛基夏季奥运会
1956年澳大利亚墨尔本夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 2枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌1 枚 1939年
用左手赢得奥运冠军的右撇子
1938年卡乐里•塔卡克斯已经是匈牙利射击队一员，当时他还是匈牙利军队的一名士官，一次执行任务时，敌人的一颗子弹击中了他的右手，致使他 的右手残废。在医院治疗了几个月后，塔卡克斯下定决心要学会用左手射击，第二年，他就获得了匈牙利射击冠军，并且代表匈牙利队在世界锦标赛中夺得自动手枪 冠军。1940年和1944年两届奥运会，因为第二次世界大战被迫取消。1948年英国伦敦夏季奥运会中，已经38岁的塔卡克斯代表匈牙利参加手枪速射比 赛。比赛前，当时的世界冠军和世界纪录保持者卡洛斯问他为什么来到伦敦，塔卡克斯回到说，“我是来学习的”。比赛中，塔卡克斯将卡洛斯保持的世界纪录提高 了十环，并夺得这枚奥运冠军。在颁奖仪式上，卡洛斯对塔卡克斯说，“你已经学成了”。四年后的芬兰赫尔辛基夏季奥运会上，塔卡克斯再次夺冠，成为第一位在 奥运会手枪快射比赛中成功卫冕的运动员。