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]
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| Full name | Levente Füredy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1978 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasutas SC | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ferenc Kiss | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2][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]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Levente Füredy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Füredy Creteil-ben lett óriásölő" [Füredy became a "winner" in Creteil] (in Hungarian). Népszava Online. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Deák Bárdos ezüstérmes" [Deák Bárdos is the silver medalist] (in Hungarian). Kék Duna Rádió. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Füredi a kvóta mellé egy bronzot is szerzett" [Füredy claims the bronze and a quota] (in Hungarian). Magyar Hírlap. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Füredy Levente elődöntős" [Levente Füredy is the semifinalist] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 24 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Birkózás: Füredy Levente kiesett" [Wrestling: Levente Füredy fell] (in Hungarian). Magyar Nemzet Online. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
External links edit
- Levente Füredy at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Levente Füredy at Olympedia
- Levente Füredy at Olympics.com
- Levente Füredy at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
- Profile – Origo.hu (in Hungarian)
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