Zsanett Németh
Hungarian wrestler (1994–2026)
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Zsanett Németh (21 January 1994 – 23 June 2026) was a Hungarian wrestler.[1] She participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won a silver medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[3]
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Németh in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1994 Veszprém, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2026 (aged 32) Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Újpesti Torna Egylet | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Zsanett Németh was born in Veszprém, Hungary on 21 January 1994.[4]
In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In April 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the 76 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[6] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7] She won her first match against Iselin Moen Solheim of Norway but she was then eliminated in her next match by Martina Kuenz of Austria.[7]
Németh died on 23 June 2026, at the age of 32, after falling from her eleventh-floor apartment in Sofia, in a suspected suicide by jumping.[8][9]
