Dárius Vitek
Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler
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Dárius Vitek (born 23 October 1999) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division.[1]
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| Full name | Dárius Attila Vitek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1999 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (290 lb; 20 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 130 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He won a bronze medal by defeating Georgian Beka Kandelaki, who competed for Azerbaijan, 4–1 in the third place match of the 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary in the 130 kg category.[2] He drew 1–1 with Fatih Bozkurt in the final match of the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Filipe, Bulgaria, and won the gold medal by beating his opponent from the last point advantage.[3]
Dárius Vitek won the bronze medal at the 2022 World U23 Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, with a 12-2 technical superiority over his Greek opponent Nikolaos Ntounias in the third place match.[4][5]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[6] He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| World Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
