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György Gurics

The native form of this personal name is Gurics György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
György Gurics
Personal information
Native nameGurics György
Born27 January 1929
Dunapentele, Kingdom of Hungary
Died10 September 2013(2013-09-10) (aged 84)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Middleweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Yokohama 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 1955 Karlsruhe 79 kg
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Helsingborg 87 kg

György Gurics (27 January 1929 – 10 September 2013)[1] was a Hungarian wrestler. He was born in Dunapentele in Fejér County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling from 1952. He won a gold medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships.[2] He was named Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1961.

References

  1. ^ "Meghalt Gurics György" (in Hungarian). birkoszov.hu. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Gurics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1961 		Succeeded by


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