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Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek

Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter (died 2022)

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Born
August 29, 1939
Died
July 20, 2022
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1939

About Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek

Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw event during her career. She competed for Hungary in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where she won a bronze medal in the discus throw competition. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1965 after having won the Summer Universiade the same year held in her hometown, Budapest. Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (née Kontsek; 29 August 1939 – 20 July 2022) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw event during her career.

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Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek timeline

  1. Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (née Kontsek; 29 August 1939 – 20 July 2022) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw event during her career.
  2. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1965 after having won the Summer Universiade the same year held in her hometown, Budapest.
  3. She competed for Hungary in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where she won a bronze medal in the discus throw competition.

The world when Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek was born

Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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