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Richárd Weisz

Richárd Weisz

Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler

Richárd Weisz (30 April 1879 – 4 December 1945) was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler.[3] He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Weisz Richárd. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Weisz was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[4][5][6] 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.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Richárd Weisz. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Polihisztor babérkoszorúval. nemzetisport.hu (14 November 2003)
  3. [3]
    "Richárd Weisz". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. [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.
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    "Richard Weisz". www.jewishsports.net.
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    "Jewish Post 19 January 1983 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
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