Kálmán Sóvári (wrestler)
Kálmán Sóvári (September 12, 1910 – December 18, 1996) was a Hungarian wrestler who competed in two Olympic games in 1936 and 1948. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle Welterweight, but did not win a medal. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he participated in the same event and placed 5th. He was born in Szombathely and died in Budapest.[1][2]
His son, Kálmán Sóvári played on two FIFA World Cups as a football player.
References[]
- ^ Kálmán Sóvári's 1936 profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- ^ Kálmán Sóvári's 1948 profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
External links[]
- Kálmán Sóvári at United World Wrestling
- Kálmán Sóvári at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1996 deaths
- Hungarian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of Hungary
- Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Szombathely
- Hungarian sport wrestler stubs