Ceglédi_VSE

Ceglédi VSE

Ceglédi VSE

Hungarian football club

Ceglédi Vasutas Sportegyesület, commonly referred to as Ceglédi VSE is a Hungarian sports club based in Cegléd, Pest County. It consists of multiple departments, namely football, athletics and wrestling. The team's colours are yellow and blue.

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History

On 3 March 1935, Ceglédi Vasutas Sportegyesület ("Cegléd Railway Sports Association") was established on the initiative of railway station chief Dr. Gyula Stankaai, and officers Kornél Ginovszky and József Gámán.[1] The adopted statutes set out the objectives of the new club, intended to further bring together the railway workers through sports. In the first year, 153 regular railwaymen and 98 family members became members of the club.[1]

Members of the club would excel in various sports, with club wrestler József Gál becoming the first Hungarian world champions in lightweight at the 1950 World Wrestling Championships, as well as competing in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3] At the 1952 Summer Olympics, club pentathlon athlete István Szondy received a gold medal in the team modern pentathlon event and a bronze in the individual event.[4][5] In recent times, wrestler Tamás Lőrincz from the club won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Greco-Roman 66 kg event and a gold medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In the footballing department, Ceglédi VSE has experienced modest success, achieving promotion in the 2006–07 season as champions of its third division season.[7]

References

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    "CEGLÉDI VASUTAS SPORTEGYESÜLET | Ceglédi Városi Könyvtár". Ceglédi Városi Könyvtar (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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    "Athletes & Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "József Gál Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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    "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon" Archived 4 September 2007 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
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    "István Szondy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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    "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    "Hungary 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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