2"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."