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, winning a silver medal in 2012 and 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 class‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
ClubCegledi Vasutas Sportegyesulet[3]
Coached byRobert Kovaks[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012)
World Champ. (2005, 2007, 2009)
European Champ. (2002, 2009, 2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2012 London ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
2005 Cairo ‍–‍66 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
2002 Maribor ‍–‍66 kg
2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
2011 Istanbul ‍–‍66 kg
2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
2008 Lisbon ‍–‍66 kg
2010 Vienna ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Montpellier ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2009 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
2010 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
2015 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
2010 Tunis ‍–‍66 kg
2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
2013 Miami ‍–‍73 kg
2009 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg
2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
2014 Samsun ‍–‍73 kg
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 Union. Besides judo, he competed in equestrian show jumping and was a co-driver for the Sandlander team at the 2014 Dakar Rally. His brother Attila Ungvári 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

Media related to Miklós Ungvári at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.