我是来学习的Karoly Takacs was a mr of the Hungarian pistol shootingteamin 1938 when, while serving as a sergeant in the army, adefectivegrenade exploded in his center hand - his pistol hand -andshatteredit completely. After spending a month in the hospital,Takacssecretly taught himself to shoot with his center hand. Thefollowingyear he won the Hungarian pistol shooting championshipand was a mrof the Hungarian team that won the automatic pistolevent at theworld championshi
ps. The next two Olympics, in 1940and 1944, werecancelled because of war, but in 1948 Takacsqualified for theHungarian Olympic team in the rapid-fire pistolevent. He was 38years old. Before the competition, the favorite,world champion andworld record holder, Carlos Enrique, askedTakacs why he was inLondon. Takacs replied, Im here to learn.Takacs won the goldmedal and beat the world record by ten points.During the medalceremony, Carlos Enrique, who finished second,turned to Takacs andsaid, You have learned enough. Four yearslater in Helsinki,Takacs successfully defended his Olympic titleto become the firstrepeat winner of the rapid-fire pistolevent.