Hungarian Wrestling Federation

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Hungarian Wrestling Federation

Abbreviation	MBSZ
Formation	16 March 1921
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Budapest, Hungary
President	Szilárd Németh
Affiliations	United World Wrestling (UWW)
Website	www.birkozoszov.hu

Hungarian Wrestling Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Birkózó Szövetség, MBSZ) is the governing body for wrestling in Hungary. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.

TGF has been established on 16 March 1921, and is headquartered in Budapest. TGF is a member of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).^[1]

The federation organizes the national wrestling events, and European and World championships hosted by Hungary.

International competitions in Hungary[]

World Championships:

• 1958 World Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) – Budapest
• 1985 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle) – Budapest
• 1986 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle) – Budapest
• 1986 World Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) – Budapest
• 2005 World Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 2013 World Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 2016 World Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 2018 World Wrestling Championships – Budapest

European Championships:

• 1911 European Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 1927 European Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 1931 European Wrestling Championships (Freestyle) – Budapest
• 1983 European Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 1992 European Wrestling Championships (Freestyle) – Kaposvár
• 1996 European Wrestling Championships – Budapest
• 2000 European Wrestling Championships (Freestyle) – Budapest
• 2001 European Wrestling Championships (Freestyle) – Budapest

International achievements[]

Event				Pos.
Olympic Games	19	16	19	8th
World Championships	7	11	8	10th
European Championships	12

Olympic Games[]

Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	1	0	0	0	0	–
1900 Paris	no competitors
1904 St. Louis
1908 London	7	1	0	0	1	5
1912 Stockholm	10	0	0	1	1	5
1920 Antwerp	did not participate
1924 Paris	12	0	1	1	2	7
1928 Amsterdam	6	1	1	0	2	6
1932 Los Angeles	5	0	2	1	3	7
1936 Berlin	12	3	0	1	4	2
1948 London	12	1	1	2	4	4
1952 Helsinki	12	2	1	1	4	3
1956 Melbourne	8	0	1	1	2	8
1960 Rome	10	0	1	0	1	8
1964 Tokyo	10	2	0	0	2	5
1968 Mexico City	13	2	0	2	4	4
1972 Munich	18	1	0	4	5	6
1976 Montreal	18	0	1	1	2	10
1980 Moscow	19	2	3	2	7	3
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul	18	1	1	0	2	7
1992 Barcelona	17	2	0	0	2	6
1996 Atlanta	11	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	8	0	1	0	1	12
2004 Athens	9	1	0	0	1	8
2008 Beijing	9	0	1	0	1	17
2012 London	7	0	1	2	3	9
2016 Rio de Janeiro	8	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	6	1	1	0	2	?
Total		20	17	19	56	8

Notable wrestlers[]

Greco-Roman[]

Freestyle[]

Men's

Women's

• Marianna Sastin (born 1983), World champion

References[]

External links[]

• Magyar Birkózó Szövetség (official website)