Dániel Ligeti

Dániel Ligeti
Personal information
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989
Szombathely, Hungary
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight 115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Style Freestyle
Club Haladás VSE[1]
Coach István Gulyás[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
2012 Belgrade 120 kg
2011 Dortmund 120 kg
The native form of this personal name is Ligeti Dániel. This article uses the Western name order.

Dániel Ligeti (born July 31, 1989 in Szombathely) is an amateur Hungarian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, and silver at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] Ligeti stands 1.92 metres (6 ft 3.5 in) tall and weighs 115 kilograms (254 lb). He is also currently a member of TuS Adelhausen in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is coached by Istvan Gulyas from the national wrestling team.[1]

Ligeti represented Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 120 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Belarus' Aleksey Shemarov, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ligeti with a single point.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dániel Ligeti". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dániel Ligeti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Ligeti gewinnt Bronze bei Ringer-EM" [Wrestler Daniel Ligeti won a bronze medal at the European Championships] (in German). TuS Adelhausen. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Golds for Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Sweden". Tanjug RS. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Men's 120kg Freestyle Round of 16 Final". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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