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Csaba Hegedűs
	Hegedűs in 1974
Personal information
Born	6 September 1948 (age 76); Sárvár, Hungary
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Vasas, Budapest
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Csaba Hegedűs (born 6 September 1948) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. In 1971, he won a world title and was named the Hungarian Sportsman of the year. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. In 1973, he barely survived a traffic accident. He recovered by 1975, when he placed fourth at the world championships, and won European titles in 1976 and 1977.^[1] Between 1979 and 1989 he coached the Hungarian wrestling team and later became a sports administrator, working at the national wrestling association, the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA).^[2]

He served as President of the Hungarian Wrestling Association from 1992 to 2015. He was replaced by Szilárd Németh.

References

^ Hegedues, Dr. Csaba (HUN) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
^ Csaba Hegedűs. sports-reference.com

Awards
Preceded by Péter Kelemen	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1971	Succeeded by András Balczó
Sporting positions
Preceded by ?	President of the Hungarian Wrestling Federation 1992–2015	Succeeded by Szilárd Németh