| Levente Füredy | |
| Fullname: | Levente Füredy |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Weight: | 730NaN0 |
| Style: | Greco-Roman |
| Club: | Vasutas SC |
| Coach: | Ferenc Kiss |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Levente Füredy (born January 12, 1978, in Budapest) is a retired amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.[1] He became a bronze medalist in the 66-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships, which earned him a ticket to represent Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Furedy trained under his personal coach and mentor Ferenc Kiss for Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club in Budapest.[2]
Furedy emerged into the international scene at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France, where he picked up the bronze medal in the men's welterweight category, receiving him a ticket to be selected for the Hungarian Olympic team.[3] [4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Furedy qualified for the Hungarian squad in the men's 60 kg class by placing third and receiving a berth from the World Championships.[5] [6] He lost two straight matches each to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov (2–3) and South Korea's Kim In-Sub (1–6), who previously claimed a silver medal from Sydney four years earlier in the same weight category, finishing third in the preliminary pool, and fifteenth in the overall standings.[7] [8]