József Csermák (14 February 1932 – 14 January 2001 in Tapolca) was a Hungarian hammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics with a throw of 60.34 m, setting a new world record and becoming the first athlete to break the 60 m barrier. At the next Olympics Csermák was chosen as the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary, but placed only fifth. He failed to reach the final at the 1960 Olympics. Besides his 1952 Olympic gold medal, Csermák won four Hungarian titles and a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships. References External links 1932 births 2001 deaths People from Senec, Slovakia Hungarians in Slovakia Hungarian male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary World record setters in athletics (track and field) European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)