Zoltán Lévai

Zoltán Lévai
Personal information
Born30 January 1996 (1996-01-30) (age 28)
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryHungary Hungary
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class77 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 77 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 77 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 77 kg
Representing All-World Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baku Team

Zoltán Lévai (born 30 January 1996) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2][3] He also won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[4]

Career

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He competed in the 82 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[5] He was eliminated in his second match by Rajbek Bisultanov of Denmark.[5]

In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[4][6] He also won the silver medal in this event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7][8]

In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[9] He won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2][3]

He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "International Wrestling Database". iat.uni-leipzig.de.
  2. ^ a b Shefferd, Neil (11 September 2022). "Hosts Serbia take two golds on opening day of finals at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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