Levente Józsa Explained

Levente Józsa
Birth Date:[1]
Sport:Taekwondo

Levente Józsa (born 4 October 2002) is a Hungarian taekwondo practitioner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

A left footed taekwondo, he started in the sport when he was six years-old. He is coached by Bence Galambos.He had a breakthrough during the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix season; He won the silver medal at the Grand Prix in Rome to became the first Hungarian male taekwondo to win a medal in a GP competition. Later in 2023, he went one better and won the Grand Prix Manchester.[2] [3] [4]

He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships in the 68kg division in Belgrade.[5]

He succeeded in qualifying for the Olympic Games at the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria[6] [7]

He was subsequently officially selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Levente Józsa. 7 August 2024. Taekwondodata.
  2. Web site: Józsa Levente: Obviously, the popularity of a taekwondo player cannot be compared to that of a soccer player, although it would be good if people knew that we have world champions. 24.hu. 7 August 2024. Balázs . Dajka. 15 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Józsa Levente signed until 2028!. tfse.sport.hu. 7 August 2024. 12 January 2024.
  4. Web site: JÓZSA LEVENTE: I WANT TO WIN THE OLYMPICS. nemzetisport. 7 August 2024. 13 March 2024.
  5. Web site: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TAEKWONDO: JÓZSA LEVENTE WON A BRONZE MEDAL. nemzetisport.hu. 7 August 2024. 11 May 2024.
  6. Web site: MÁRTON VIVIANA AND JÓZSA LEVENTE WILL ALSO BE THERE AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. Eurosport. 7 August 2024. 10 March 2024.
  7. Web site: TÉKVÁNDO: MÁRTON VIVIANA AND JÓZSA LEVENTE ALSO WON A QUOTA IN SOFIA. memzetisport. 7 August 2024. 10 March 2024.
  8. Web site: THE TAEKWONDO PLAYERS ALSO TAKE THE STAGE. olimpia.hu. 7 August 2024. 8 June 2024.