Gyula Káté

Gyula Káté (born February 3, 1982 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known for winning two bronze medals at European Championships and one at the World Championships.

The native form of this personal name is Káté Gyula. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Gyula Káté
Gyula Káté at Liverpool 2008
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Bangkok Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Milan Light Welterweight
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Antalya Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Liverpool Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Pula Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Plovdid Light Welterweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cagliari Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2006 Pécs Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 2008 Cetniewo Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 2009 Odense Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Dublin Light Welterweight

Career

In 2000 he won the World Junior Championships against Boris Georgiev.

At the 2003 World Championships he lost in the semifinal to Mario Kindelan and won lightweight bronze.

In 2004 he won lightweight bronze at the European Championships. At the Olympics he lost his first match against Jong Sub-Baik. At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he won the 64 kg title, the start of his competing at junior welterweight.

At the 2007 World Championships he beat Myke Carvalho but lost early to Gennadiy Kovalev.

In 2006 he won a bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships after he was beaten in the semifinals by Russia's Oleg Komissarov.

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Light-welterweight by beating Lithuanian boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the semifinal of a European qualifying tournament. At the 2008 Olympics he lost his first bout 5:9 to Irish Johnny Joyce.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to Vincenzo Mangiacapre.[2]

References
  1. "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  2. "London 2012 60 - 64 kg men Results - Olympic boxing".
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