Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.

Benedek won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the Hungarian team. He became the first Hungarian world champion in modern pentathlon.

After the death of Ágnes Keleti, Benedek became the oldest living Hungarian Olympic champion. On 23 November 2025, following the death of Nikita Simonyan, Benedek became the oldest living Olympic champion.

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