Csaba Hegedűs (wrestler)
Hungarian wrestler (born 1948)
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Csaba Hegedűs (born 6 September 1948) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. In 1971, he won a world title and was named the Hungarian Sportsman of the year. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. In 1973, he barely survived a traffic accident. He recovered by 1975, when he placed fourth at the world championships, and won European titles in 1976 and 1977.[1] Between 1979 and 1989 he coached the Hungarian wrestling team and later became a sports administrator, working at the national wrestling association, the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA).[2]
Hegedűs in 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 September 1948 (age 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He served as President of the Hungarian Wrestling Association from 1992 to 2015. He was replaced by Szilárd Németh.
