Viktor Nemeš

Viktor Nemeš (Serbian Cyrillic: Виктор Немеш; Hungarian: Nemes Viktor, born 21 July 1993) is a Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. His twin brother Mate Nemeš is also a wrestler.[1]

Viktor Nemeš
Personal information
Born (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993
Senta, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Serbia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Paris75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Budapest77 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Riga75 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Kaspiysk77 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest77 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku75 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran77 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Wuhan77 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2020 Belgrade77 kg

Biography

Nemeš represented Serbia at the first ever European Games and was the first competitor for Serbia to win a medal at the 2015 European Games when he won his silver medal, losing to the Azerbaijani Elvin Mursaliyev.[2]

Nemeš won a silver medal at the 2016 Riga European Championships in March. He also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil but he lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual silver medallist Mark Madsen of Denmark.[3]

At the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, Nemeš edged the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medallist Saeid Abdevali of Iran in the opening round and later defeated the Russian wrestler Aleksandr Chekhirkin in the gold medal final, with a score of 4–1. This triumph brought him his first world medal and Nemeš became the second world wrestling champion from the independent Serbia, after Davor Štefanek's world title in 2014.[4]

Nemeš won his second European silver medal at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Russia. He faced the two-time Olympic champion and home favourite Roman Vlasov in the final, where he eventually lost 1–5.[5] At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Nemeš met Chekhirkin again in the third round. But this time, in the rematch of the last year's final, Nemeš lost to Chekhirkin 1–2. He later went on winning in repechage rounds and the bronze medal match to claim his second senior world medal.[6]

At the 2019 Euros in Romania, Nemeš lost to the defending champion Roman Vlasov but later went on winning a bronze medal.[7] In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8][9] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10]

In 2022, he competed in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his first match. He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[11]

References
  1. «Viktor Nemeš», IAT.uni-leipzig.de.
  2. "Wrestling - Men's 75kg Greco-Roman". 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg". 14 August 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Aleksanyan Wins No.3, Germans Split in Finals on First Evening of World Wrestling C'ships". United World Wrestling. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "Kayaalp Wins Eighth Euro Gold, Vlasov Snags Third". United World Wrestling. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. "Russia Sweeps Greco Gold Medals on Final Day of World Championships". United World Wrestling. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. "Kayaalp Wins Historic Ninth European Title; Russia Leads Azerbaijan by 34 Points". United World Wrestling. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  10. "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.
  11. "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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