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Hungary's Benedek Becomes New Longest-living Olympic Gold Medallist
Gabor Benedek: Hungarian modern pentathlete Gabor Benedek, 98, has become the new longest-living Olympic gold medallist, Hungarian news agency MTI reported on Monday, after former Soviet Union footballer Nikita Simonyan passed away at the age of 99.
Simonyan, who was of Armenian origin, won Olympic gold with the Soviet team at the 1956 Melbourne Games. He turned 99 on October 12.
Simonyan was the all-time leading scorer in the history of Spartak Moscow, where he won four Soviet league titles as a player and later guided the club to two more as head coach, reports Xinhua.
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