Péter Bácsi

Péter Bácsi
Péter Bácsi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1983-05-15) 15 May 1983 (age 41)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubFerencvárosi TC[1]
CoachAndrás Sike[1]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 82 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tampere 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vantaa 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Dortmund 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Baku 74 kg

Péter Bácsi (born 15 May 1983) is an amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category.[2][3] Two-time (2014 and 2018) world champion, he is also a three-time Olympian, and a four-time medalist in his division at the European Championships.[4]

Bacsi made his international debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the 74 kg class. He first defeated United States' T.C. Dantzler, Armenia's Arsen Julfalakyan, and Russia's Varteres Samourgachev in the preliminary rounds, before losing out to Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkvelia in the semi-finals, by a technical fall.[5][6] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Bacsi automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he was defeated by France's Christophe Guénot, with a classification score of 1–3.[7]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Bacsi got injured in the second preliminary match of the 74 kg class, losing to Aleksandr Kazakevič.[8]

Major results

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2005 Universiade Turkey İzmir, Turkey 5th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2007 World Championships Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 7th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2008 European Championships Finland Tampere, Finland 1st Greco-Roman 74 kg
Olympic Games China Beijing, China 5th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2009 European Championships Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania 12th Greco-Roman 74 kg
World Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark 19th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2010 European Championships Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Greco-Roman 74 kg
World Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 20th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2011 European Championships Germany Dortmund, Germany 2nd Greco-Roman 74 kg
World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 8th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 14th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2013 European Championships Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia 10th Greco-Roman 84 kg
2014 European Championships Finland Vantaa, Finland 1st Greco-Roman 80 kg
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Greco-Roman 80 kg
2015 World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 8th Greco-Roman 75 kg
2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th Greco-Roman 75 kg
2017 European Championships Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 11th Greco-Roman 80 kg
2018 World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 1st Greco-Roman 82 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Bacsi, Peter (HUN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Péter Bácsi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Péter Bácsi". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Greco-Roman World medalists". intermatwrestle.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Semifinal Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ Devaney, Jason (12 August 2008). "Americans fall in G-R". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Bronze Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Men's 74kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.