Csaba Hegedűs (wrestler)
Hegedűs in 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
6 September 1948 (age 68) Sárvár, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ↑ Hegedues, Dr. Csaba (HUN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ Csaba Hegedűs. sports-reference.com
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Preceded by Péter Kelemen |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1971 |
Succeeded by András Balczó |
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Preceded by ? |
President of the Hungarian Wrestling Federation 1992–2015 |
Succeeded by Szilárd Németh |
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