István_Majoros
István Majoros
Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion
István Majoros (born 11 July 1974) is a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Hungary | ||
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | 55 kg |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2005 Budapest | 55 kg |
Majoros competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class.[1] For this achievement he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year.
Majoros received a bronze medal at the 2005 FILA Wrestling World Championships.
On December 31 (New Year's Eve), 2006, Majoros made his mixed martial arts debut against Norifumi Yamamoto at K-1 Dynamite in Osaka, Japan and lost via TKO in the 1st round. It was his only MMA bout.
| István Majoros | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1974-07-11) July 11, 1974 (age 49) Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 266 lb (121 kg) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Style | Greco-Roman Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Kecskemét, Hungary |
| Team | Hungarian Top Team (MMA) Univer Kecskemet TE (Wrestlig) |
| Trainer | Sándor Bárdosi (MMA) Tibor Tihanics (Wrestlig) |
| Years active | 2005 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 |  Norifumi Yamamoto |
TKO (punches) | K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! | December 31, 2006 | 1 | 3:46 | Osaka, Japan |
- "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Wrestling" Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 28, 2008)
- István Majoros at Sherdog
- István Majoros at the International Wrestling Database
- István Majoros at Olympedia
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 2004 |
Succeeded by |
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