Csaba Hegedűs (wrestler) explained

Birth Place:Sárvár, Hungary
Height:187 cm
Sport:Greco-Roman wrestling
Club:Vasas, Budapest
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Csaba Hegedűs (born 6 September 1948) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. In 1971, he won a world title and was named the Hungarian Sportsman of the year. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. In 1973, he barely survived a traffic accident. He recovered by 1975, when he placed fourth at the world championships, and won European titles in 1976 and 1977.[1] Between 1979 and 1989 he coached the Hungarian wrestling team and later became a sports administrator, working at the national wrestling association, the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA).[2]

He served as President of the Hungarian Wrestling Association from 1992 to 2015. He was replaced by Szilárd Németh.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=AD55F7FA8F9F47D19A8543F8061C47D3 Hegedues, Dr. Csaba (HUN)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103015/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/csaba-hegedus-1.html Csaba Hegedűs