István Takács

István Takács
Takács at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000
Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class87 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
2023 Zagreb 87 kg
Grand Prix
2023 Zagreb 87 kg
2022 Rome 87 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
2023 Istanbul 87 kg
2025 Kocaeli 87 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
2022 Veliko Tarnovo 87 kg
World U23 Championships
2022 Pontevedra 87 kg
2023 Tirana 87 kg
European U23 Championship
2022 Plovdiv 87 kg
2021 Skopje 87 kg
World Juniors Championships
2019 Tallinn 82 kg
2018 Trnava 82 kg
European Juniors Championships
2019 Pontevedra 82 kg

István Takács (born 1 January 2000) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by defeating Ali Cengiz 5–2 in the men's Greco-Roman style 87 kg final match. He had reached the final by defeating Serbian Žarko Dickov 3–1 in the first round, Romanian Nicu Ojog 7–1 in the second round, Semen Novikov competing for Bulgaria 3–2 in the quarterfinals and Swiss Damian von Euw 5–1 in the semifinals.[2]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg

References

  1. ^ "Istvan Takacs". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.