Levente Füredy

Levente Füredy (born January 12, 1978 in Budapest) is a retired amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.[1] He became a bronze medalist in the 66-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships, which earned him a ticket to represent Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Furedy trained under his personal coach and mentor Ferenc Kiss for Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club in Budapest.[2]

Levente Füredy
Personal information
Full nameLevente Füredy
Nationality Hungary
Born (1978-01-12) 12 January 1978
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubVasutas SC
CoachFerenc Kiss
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Créteil 66 kg
The native form of this personal name is Füredy Levente. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Furedy emerged into the international scene at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France, where he picked up the bronze medal in the men's welterweight category, receiving him a ticket to be selected for the Hungarian Olympic team.[3][4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Furedy qualified for the Hungarian squad in the men's 60 kg class by placing third and receiving a berth from the World Championships.[2][5][6] He lost two straight matches each to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov (2–3) and South Korea's Kim In-Sub (1–6), who previously claimed a silver medal from Sydney four years earlier in the same weight category, finishing third in the preliminary pool, and fifteenth in the overall standings.[7][8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Levente Füredy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. "Füredy Creteil-ben lett óriásölő" [Füredy became a "winner" in Creteil] (in Hungarian). Népszava Online. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. "Deák Bárdos ezüstérmes" [Deák Bárdos is the silver medalist] (in Hungarian). Kék Duna Rádió. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. "Füredi a kvóta mellé egy bronzot is szerzett" [Füredy claims the bronze and a quota] (in Hungarian). Magyar Hírlap. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. "Füredy Levente elődöntős" [Levente Füredy is the semifinalist] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 24 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  7. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. "Birkózás: Füredy Levente kiesett" [Wrestling: Levente Füredy fell] (in Hungarian). Magyar Nemzet Online. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2014.


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