Péter Bácsi Explained
Péter Bácsi (born 15 May 1983) is an amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category.[2] [3] Two-time (2014 and 2018) world champion, he is also a three-time Olympian, and a four-time medalist in his division at the European Championships.[4]
Bacsi made his international debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the 74 kg class. He first defeated United States' T.C. Dantzler, Armenia's Arsen Julfalakyan, and Russia's Varteres Samourgachev in the preliminary rounds, before losing out to Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkvelia in the semi-finals, by a technical fall.[5] [6] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Bacsi automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he was defeated by France's Christophe Guénot, with a classification score of 1–3.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Bacsi got injured in the second preliminary match of the 74 kg class, losing to Aleksandr Kazakevič.[8]
Major results
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2005 | Universiade |  İzmir, Turkey | 5th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2007 | World Championships |  Baku, Azerbaijan | 7th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2008 | European Championships |  Tampere, Finland | 1st | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| Olympic Games |  Beijing, China | 5th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2009 | European Championships |  Vilnius, Lithuania | 12th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| World Championships | Herning, Denmark | 19th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2010 | European Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| World Championships |  Moscow, Russia | 20th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2011 | European Championships | Dortmund, Germany | 2nd | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 8th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2012 | Olympic Games |  London, Great Britain | 14th | Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| 2013 | European Championships |  Tbilisi, Georgia | 10th | Greco-Roman 84 kg |
| 2014 | European Championships | Vantaa, Finland | 1st | Greco-Roman 80 kg |
| World Championships |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Greco-Roman 80 kg |
| 2015 | World Championships |  Las Vegas, United States | 8th | Greco-Roman 75 kg |
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | 5th | Greco-Roman 75 kg |
| 2017 | European Championships |  Novi Sad, Serbia | 11th | Greco-Roman 80 kg |
| 2018 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Greco-Roman 82 kg | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Bacsi, Peter (HUN) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305195418/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=884231058FE64FE29AFA2AD092E0BEDB . 5 March 2016 . iat.uni-leipzig.de.
- Péter Bácsi . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/peter-bacsi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 December 2012.
- Web site: Péter Bácsi . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030012612/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bacsi-peter-1123412/ . 30 October 2012 . London2012.com . . 17 December 2012.
- Web site: Greco-Roman World medalists . intermatwrestle.com . 9 June 2015.
- Web site: Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Semifinal Official . . 17 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821061609/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM174202/index.html . 21 August 2012 . dead.
- News: Devaney . Jason . Americans fall in G-R . . 12 August 2008 . 17 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821155532/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/news/newsid=206065.html#americans+fall+g+r . 21 August 2012 . dead.
- Web site: Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Bronze Official . . 17 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821060559/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM174252/index.html . 21 August 2012 . dead.
- Web site: Men's 74kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030131807/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-74kg/match=wrm174401/index.html . 30 October 2012 . London2012.com . London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 17 December 2012 . dead.
