Károly Ecser

Károly Ecser [ ˈkaːroj ˈɛtʃɛr ] (* 1931 in Cegléd ; † April 6, 2005 ) was a Hungarian weightlifter .

Career

Károly Ecser grew up in Cegléd and was a good football player and swimmer in high school. He later also tried his hand at athletics and wrestling. After learning pipelayer, he was drafted into the military. After his discharge from the military, he moved to Újpest , a district of Budapest, for professional reasons , and began lifting weights there at the age of 24. He slowly increased his performance and was accepted into the Hungarian national team in 1960 when he had managed 395 kg in the Olympic three-way fight. At almost 30 years of age, he also managed to reach the top international class and surpass the 500 kg limit. The European heavyweight title in 1965 and three other medals at international championships were the reward for his hard work.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, S = Heavyweight)

• 1961, 4th place ( 3rd place ), WM + EM in Vienna, with 455.0 kg, behind Juri Wlassow 525 kg, Ronald Zirk , USA, 475 kg and Eino Mäkinen , Finland, 462.5 kg;
• 1961, 1st place , Donaupokal in Munich , S, with 410 kg;
• 1962, 1st place , Donaupokal, S, with 457.5 kg, ahead of Iwan Wesselinow, Bulgaria , 432.5 kg and Silviu Cazan, Romania , 430 kg;
• 1962, 4th place ( 2nd place ), WM + EM in Budapest , S, with 482.5 kg, behind Yuri Vlasow, USSR , 540 kg, Norbert Schemansky , USA , 537.5 kg and Gary Gubner , USA, 497 , 5 kg;
• 1963, 3rd place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow , S, with 490 kg, behind Leonid Schabotinski , USSR, 520 kg and Schemansky, 500 kg;
• 1963, 1st place , Donaupokal, S, with 480 kg, in front of Wesselinow, 450 kg and Udo Querch, Austria , 425 kg;
• 1963, 6th place ( 4th place ), WM + EM in Stockholm , S, with 485 kg, behind Vlasow, 557.5 kg, Schemansky, 537.5 kg, Schabotinski, 527.5 kg, Sid Henry, USA, 517.5 kg and Wesselinow, 485 kg;
• 1964, 2nd place , EM in Moscow , S, with 490 kg, behind Vlasov, 562.5 kg and in front of Serge Reding , Belgium , 452.5 kg;
• 1964, 1st place , Danube Cup in Ljubljana , S, with 480 (165.0, 140.0, 175.0) kg, in front of Wesselinow, 465 kg and Querch, 445 kg;
• 1964, 5th place , OS in Tokyo , S, with 507.5 kg, behind Schabotinsky, 572.5 kg, Vlasow, 570 kg, Schemansky, 537.5 kg and Gubner, 512.5 kg;
• 1965, 1st place , Danube Cup in Budapest , S, with 492.5 (167.5, 145.0, 180.0) kg, ahead of Wesselinow, 475 kg and Arthur Haun , Germany , 440 kg;
• 1965, 1st place , EM in Sofia , S, with 505 kg, ahead of Wesselinow, 490 kg and Kurt Stemplinger , GDR , 475 kg;
• 1965, 3rd place , World Championships in Tehran , S, with 522.5 kg, behind Schabotinski, 552.5 kg and Gubner, 545 kg and in front of Reding, 505 kg;
• 1966, 1st place , Danube Cup in Vienna , S, with 487.5 (175.0, 142.5, 170) kg, ahead of Wesselinow, 470 kg and Oldřich Lexa, ČSSR , 460 kg.

Hungarian championships

Károly Ecser won the Hungarian heavyweight championship six times.