István Takács Explained

István Takács
Birth Date:2000 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Hungary
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Country:Hungary
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:87 kg
Event:Greco-Roman

István Takács (born 1 January 2000) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by defeating Ali Cengiz 5–2 in the men's Greco-Roman style 87 kg final match. He had reached the final by defeating Serbian Žarko Dickov 3–1 in the first round, Romanian Nicu Ojog 7–1 in the second round, Semen Novikov competing for Bulgaria 3–2 in the quarterfinals and Swiss Damian von Euw 5–1 in the semifinals.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Istvan Takacs . United World Wrestling . 23 April 2023 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423111234/https://uww.org/athletes/takacs-istvan . dead.
  2. Web site: European Championships . United World Wrestling . 23 April 2023 . 14 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114213949/https://uww.org/event/european-championships-35 . live.