5 Olympians who defied all odds to glory

#5 Karoly Takacs

Karoly Takacs proved that winners never quit

What do you do when the ticket to your glory in life is lost? Well, if you’re Karoly Takacs then you continue to pursue the dream with all that you’ve got. Karoly Takacs was one of the brightest medal hopes for Hungary when during army training a grenade explosion in 1938 left him without his right hand.

But even this didn’t deter the champion and he trained himself to shoot with his left hand and won back to back Gold medals in 25m rapid fire pistol in 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He later went on to become a coach.