Levente Lévai
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 5, 2005 Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Levente Lévai (born 5 April 2005) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 72 kg weight class. He is the 2025 European Champion and 2024 U20 World Champion. He has won multiple medals at the European and world levels across age categories.
Career
Earlier in the year, he won the 2025 Zagreb Open in Croatia. He defeated Ruslan Nurullayev of Azerbaijan (5–1) and Seyed Danial Sohrabi of Iran (4–4, win by criteria). He also competed in the Ranking Series event in Tirana, Albania, but lost in qualification to Ali Feizollah Arsalan of Iran.[1]
In 2024, Lévai won the U20 World Championship in Pontevedra, Spain, at 77 kg. He beat Ahmed Abd Elhak of Egypt in the semifinal and defeated Irfan Mirzoiev (neutral athlete) 3–2 in the final.[2]
He also won the 2024 U20 European Championship. In 2023, he took silver at the same event, and in 2022, he won bronze at the Cadet European Championships at 65 kg.[1]
In 2025, Levente Lévai captured the gold medal in the 72 kg Greco-Roman category at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. He defeated Ulvu Ganizade of Azerbaijan 8–0, Alen Mirzoian of England 6–1, and Aliaksandr Liavonchyk (neutral athlete) 9–0. In the final, he faced Ibrahim Ghanem of France. The bout ended 4–4, but after a protest by Hungary, United World Wrestling awarded gold medals to both wrestlers.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b c "Levente Lévai – Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Hungary crowns two U20 Greco-Roman world champions". United World Wrestling. 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Two European champions in one weight class: UWW resolves protest". United World Wrestling. 13 April 2025.
External links
- Levente Lévai at United World Wrestling
- Lévai Levente Lévai at the International Wrestling Database