Csaba Hegedűs (wrestler)

Csaba Hegedűs

Hegedűs in 1974
Personal information
Born	6 September 1948 (1948-09-06) (age 68) Sárvár, Hungary
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Vasas, Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1972 Munich -82 kg World Championships 1971 Sofia -82 kg European Championships 1976 Leningrad -82 kg 1977 Bursa -90 kg

Csaba Hegedűs (born 6 September 1948) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. In 1971 he won a world title and was named the Hungarian Sportsman of the year. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. In 1973, he barely survived a traffic accident. He recovered by 1975, when he placed fourth at the world championships, and won European titles in 1976 and 1977.^[1] Between 1979 and 1989 he coached the Hungarian wrestling team and later became a sports administrator, working at the national wrestling association, the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA).^[2]

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