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Dániel Ligeti

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Dániel Ligeti
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Szombathely, Hungary
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
Club Haladás VSE[1]
CoachIstván Gulyás[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Belgrade 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dortmund 120 kg

Dániel Ligeti (born July 31, 1989 in Szombathely) is an amateur Hungarian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, and silver at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] Ligeti stands 1.92 metres (6 ft 3.5 in) tall and weighs 115 kilograms (254 lb). He is also currently a member of TuS Adelhausen in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is coached by Istvan Gulyas from the national wrestling team.[1]

Ligeti represented Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 120 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Belarus' Aleksey Shemarov, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ligeti with a single point.[5]

He competed at the 2016 Olympics, beating Florian Temengil to reach the quarter finals where he lost to Levan Berianidze.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Dániel Ligeti". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dániel Ligeti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Daniel Ligeti gewinnt Bronze bei Ringer-EM" [Wrestler Daniel Ligeti won a bronze medal at the European Championships] (in German). TuS Adelhausen. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Golds for Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Sweden". Tanjug RS. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Men's 120kg Freestyle Round of 16 Final". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.