Imrich Bugár, Czechoslovakia's first discus world champion and Olympic medalist, dies at 70

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Imrich Bugár, Czechoslovakia's first world champion in men's discus and an Olympic medalist, has died at age 70. Bugár won gold at the inaugural 1983 World Athletics Championships and a silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. His personal best remains the Czech record. He was a leading discus figure in the 1980s and was denied a medal at the 1984 Olympics due to a boycott.


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