Csaba Hegedűs (wrestler)
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]
Hegedűs in 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 6 September 1948 72) Sárvár, Hungary | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vasas, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He served as President of the Hungarian Wrestling Association from 1992 to 2015. He was replaced by Szilárd Németh.
References
- Hegedues, Dr. Csaba (HUN) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 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 |