Péter Farkas (wrestler)

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Péter Farkas [ ˈpeːtɛr ˈfɒrkɒʃ ] (born August 14, 1968 in Budapest ) is a former Hungarian wrestler . His greatest sporting success was achieved with a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona .

Career

Péter Farkas began wrestling in Budapest in 1979 at the age of eleven . As a teenager he soon attracted attention with good performances and in 1990 he joined the UTE Budapest sports club. The coach who promoted him decisively was Ferenc Kocsis , former world welterweight champion. In 1988, Péter Farkas made his international debut in the Greco-Roman style, the style he exclusively wrestled. At the FILA Grand Prix Gala in Budapest, to the surprise of all experts, he won the light heavyweight division and in 1988 also became the European Junior Champion in the same weight class.

At the European Championships in 1989 in Oulu it was enough for him straight away to a good 4th place in the light heavyweight division. In the battle for the bronze medal he was defeated by Andreas Steinbach from Germany :

Péter Farkas had his next international assignment at the 1990 World Cup in Rome . He wrestled for the first time in the middleweight division and won the world title. His victory over the Olympic and multiple Soviet world champion Mikhail Mamiashvili was considered sensational .

Péter Farkas won his second title at the 1991 European Championship in Aschaffenburg . With a point win over Thomas Zander from Aalen, he blocked the way for him to win the title.

The third title in a row won Péter Farkas in October 1991 at the World Championships in Varna . Although he lost to Thomas Zander this time, it was enough to win the title, as Zander had to retire early due to a loss to the Italian Razzino.

Péter Farkas saw the culmination of his career at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona . With six wins, he won the gold medal. He won against Thomas Zander 1-0.

Farkas then played international championships until 1996. He only won a silver medal at the European Championships in Tampere in 1996 . He already looked like the winner. In the final against Turkey's Hamza Yerlikaya, the jury declared Farkas the winner with a tie of 2: 2. In response to the protest of the Turkish team management, the jury watched the video film by the German delegation member Harold Tünnemann , whereupon it could be clearly seen that Yerlikaya had won the fight 5-1. Yerlikaya was then declared the winner and European champion.

Farkas ended his career as an active wrestler after the 1996 Olympics , which ended for him with a disappointing 17th place. He and his former teammate Attila Repka run a sports facility in Budapest.

Further life

In 2004, Farkas was arrested by the Hungarian police after discovering a cannabis factory. He and his brother Karoly were sentenced to several years' imprisonment in Budapest on November 3, 2008, but fled the courtroom. He was arrested on December 27, 2009 in Andorra .

International championships

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, GR = Greco-Roman style, Mi = middleweight, Hs = light heavyweight, then up to 82 kg or 90 kg body weight)

Hungarian championships

Farkas became Hungarian light heavyweight champions in the Greco-Roman style in 1988 and 1989.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Spiegel Online , accessed on November 3, 2008
  2. ^ Frankfurter Rundschau , accessed on December 28, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Farkas, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest