Chronicles of an Olympic Defector

By András Tör

"As the iron curtain descended on his home in Budapest, Hungary, Andrƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚s Tƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚rƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚...ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚' turned to one of the few opportunities permitted by the communist governmentƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"the sport of canoeing. Selected to represent Hungary in the 1960 and 1964 Olympic

Games, he made a life-changing decision. With no money, no belongings, no marketable skills, and no comprehension of the English language, Andrƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚s Tƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚rƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚...ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚' decided to defect."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684015499
• ISBN13: 9781684015498
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Mascot Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"