Dániel Ligeti

The native form of this personal name is Ligeti Dániel. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dániel Ligeti
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Szombathely, Hungary
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
Club Haladás VSE[1]
CoachIstván Gulyás[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Belgrade 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dortmund 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 125 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Makhachkala 120 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Istanbul 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul 125 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Russe 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Russe 125 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Madrid 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Warsaw 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yakutsk 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tbilisi 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Warsaw 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kyiv 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 125 kg
World University Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Torino 120 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Kosice 96 kg

Dániel Ligeti (born July 31, 1989) is an amateur Hungarian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, and silver at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] Ligeti stands 1.92 metres (6 ft 3.5 in) tall and weighs 115 kilograms (254 lb). He is also currently a member of TuS Adelhausen in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is coached by Istvan Gulyas from the national wrestling team.[1]

Ligeti represented Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 120 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Belarus' Aleksey Shemarov, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ligeti with a single point.[5]

He competed at the 2016 Olympics, beating Florian Temengil to reach the quarter finals where he lost to Levan Berianidze.[2] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] He also won one of the bronze medals in the 125 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8][9] He competed in the 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[11] A month later, he earned a quota place for Hungary for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[12] He competed in the men's freestyle 125 kg event at the Olympics.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Dániel Ligeti". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dániel Ligeti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Daniel Ligeti gewinnt Bronze bei Ringer-EM" [Wrestler Daniel Ligeti won a bronze medal at the European Championships] (in German). TuS Adelhausen. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Golds for Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Sweden". Tanjug RS. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Men's 120kg Freestyle Round of 16 Final". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ Pavitt, Michael (30 March 2022). "Amine becomes first San Marino gold medallist at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.