Miklós Ungvári

Miklós Ungvári (born 15 October 1980) is a Hungarian former half-lightweight judoka who held the European title in 2002, 2009 and 2011. He competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2012, placing fifth in 2016.[3]

The native form of this personal name is Ungvári Miklós. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Miklós Ungvári
Ungvári at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born15 October 1980 (1980-10-15) (age 43)
Cegléd, Hungary[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
Country Hungary
SportJudo
Weight class66-73 kg
ClubCegledi Vasutas Sportegyesulet[3]
Coached byRobert Kovaks[3]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2005, 2007, 2009)
European Champ.Gold (2002, 2009, 2011)
Olympic GamesSilver (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Miami ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF240
JudoInside.com9253
Updated on 25 May 2023.

Ungvári took up judo aged nine, and in October 2009 was named Judoka of the Week by the European Judo Federation. Besides judo, he competed in equestrian show jumping and was a co-driver for the Sandlander team at the 2014 Dakar Rally. His brother also competes internationally in judo.

Awards

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miklós Ungvári". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. Miklós Ungvári. rio2016.com
  3. Miklós Ungvári. nbcolympics.com

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