Dániel Ligeti

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Dániel Ligeti
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 32)
Szombathely, Hungary
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
Club600px vertical Green HEX-00A650 White.svg 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
The native form of this personal name is Ligeti Dániel. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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[]

  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 18 April 2020. 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.
  6. ^ "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.

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