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]
_2021.JPG) Takács at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 November 2000 Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References edit
- ^ "Istvan Takacs". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
External links edit
- István Takács at United World Wrestling (archived)
- István Takács at the International Wrestling Database
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