Richárd Weisz

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Richárd Weisz
Weisz in 1908
Personal information
Born30 April 1879
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died4 December 1945 (aged 66)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubMTK Budapest
Coached byJános Weigand
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London +93 kg

Richárd Weisz (30 April 1879 – 4 December 1945) was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908.

Weisz was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. He trained in athletics and rowing before changing to wrestling. He won an unofficial national wrestling title in 1899, and then seven consecutive official titles in 1903–1909. He also competed in weightlifting and won the national heavyweight championships in 1905–1908. He was banned by the Hungarian amateur wrestling federation for participating in a professional wrestling bout against Stanislaus Zbyszko, and after that performed in a circus. His amateur status was restored before the 1912 Olympics, but he declined to compete due to waning motivation.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Polihisztor babérkoszorúval. nemzetisport.hu (14 November 2003)
  3. ^ "Richárd Weisz". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ Siegman, Joseph (1 August 2020). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9781496222121 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Richard Weisz". www.jewishsports.net.
  6. ^ "Jewish Post 19 January 1983 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.

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