Dániel Ligeti
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Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Szombathely, Hungary | 31 July 1989||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
Style | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Haladás VSE[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Coach | István Gulyás[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Dániel Ligeti". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Golds for Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Sweden". Tanjug RS. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Men's 120kg Freestyle Round of 16 Final". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
External links[]
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Dániel Ligeti at United World Wrestling
- Dániel Ligeti at Olympedia
- Dániel Ligeti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Olympic wrestlers of Hungary
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Szombathely
- European Games competitors for Hungary
- Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
- Hungarian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
- Hungarian sport wrestler stubs