Dániel Ligeti

Dániel Ligeti (born July 31, 1989 in Szombathely) is an amateur Hungarian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, and silver at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] Ligeti stands 1.92 metres (6 ft 3.5 in) tall and weighs 115 kilograms (254 lb). He is also currently a member of TuS Adelhausen in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is coached by Istvan Gulyas from the national wrestling team.[1]

Dániel Ligeti
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989
Szombathely, Hungary
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
Club Haladás VSE[1]
CoachIstván Gulyás[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Belgrade120 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Dortmund120 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Vantaa125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb125 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Makhachkala 120 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2019 Istanbul125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Istanbul125 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2017 Russe125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Russe125 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2016 Madrid125 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Warsaw125 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Yakutsk125 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Tbilisi125 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Warsaw125 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Paris125 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Kiev125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Rome125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb125 kg
World University Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 Torino120 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Kosice96 kg
The native form of this personal name is Ligeti Dániel. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ligeti represented Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 120 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Belarus' Aleksey Shemarov, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ligeti with a single point.[5]

He competed at the 2016 Olympics, beating Florian Temengil to reach the quarter finals where he lost to Levan Berianidze.[2] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] He also won one of the bronze medals in the 125 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8][9] He competed in the 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

References
  1. "Dániel Ligeti". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dániel Ligeti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. "Daniel Ligeti gewinnt Bronze bei Ringer-EM" [Wrestler Daniel Ligeti won a bronze medal at the European Championships] (in German). TuS Adelhausen. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. "Golds for Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Sweden". Tanjug RS. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. "Men's 120kg Freestyle Round of 16 Final". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. Pavitt, Michael (30 March 2022). "Amine becomes first San Marino gold medallist at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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