About Endre Kelemen
Born 1947. Endre Kelemen is a Hungarian athletics competitor.
Endre Kelemen (born 5 December 1947) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships, in 1971 and 1975, and competed once at the Olympic Games, in 1976.
Career He was born in Tura. His international breakthrough came at the 1971 European Indoor Championships in Sofia. All three medalists jumped 2.17, and Kelemen got the bronze medal on countback. At the 1975 European Indoor Championships, Kelemen won the silver medal with a jump of 2.19 metres. He was two centimetres behind gold medallist VladimÃr Malý, but beat Rune Almén, Aleksandr Grigoryev, Paul Poaniewa and Rolf Beilschmidt, who all achieved 2.19, on countback. At the 1975 European Indoor Championships, Major only managed a sixteenth place, jumping 2.13 metres. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final round. He also became indoor champion in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
His personal best jump was 2.23 metres, achieved in 1976.
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Who is Endre Kelemen?
Hungarian high jumper
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Endre Kelemen was born on 5 December 1947 in Tura.
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Endre Kelemen is an athletics competitor.
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Endre Kelemen is Hungarian.
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