Stevan Horvat
Stevan Horvat (born October 7, 1932 in Svetozar Miletić ; † May 28, 2018 ) was a Yugoslav wrestler . He took part in three Olympic Games ( 1960 , 1964 and 1968 ). He won four international first places, two of them at world championships ( 1963 and 1966 )
International success
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, MS = Mediterranean Games, Gr = Greco-Roman)
- 1955, 16th place , World Championships in Karlsruhe , GR, Le, defeats against Tar France , and Gondzik Poland ;
- 1956, 10th place , World Cup in Istanbul , GR, We, defeats against El Sayed and Rantanen;
- 1957, 2nd place in the III. International Sports Festival in Moscow, GR, We behind Shazam Safin , USSR ;
- 1958, 4th place , World Championships in Budapest , GR, We, behind Kâzım Ayvaz , Turkey , Grigori Gamarnik , USSR , and Valeriu Bularca , Romania ;
- 1958, 3rd place , Balkan Championship in Istanbul ;
- 1959, 1st place , MS in Beirut, GR, We, ahead of Mithat Bayrak , Turkey , and ahead of René Schiermeyer , France ;
- 1959, 2nd place , Balkan Championship in Bucharest ;
- 1960, 4th place , OS in Rome , GR, We, behind Mithat Bayrak , Turkey , Günther Maritschnigg , Germany and René Schiermeyer , France ;
- 1960, 1st place , Balkan Championship in Burgas ;
- 1961, 2nd place , World Championships in Yokohama , GR, We, behind Valeriu Bularca , Romania , and in front of Ziya Doğan , Turkey ;
- 1961, 1st place , Balkan Championship in Athens ;
- 1962, 2nd place , World Championships in Toledo , GR, Le, behind Kâzım Ayvaz , Turkey , and in front of James Burke , USA ;
- 1962, 1st place , Balkan Championship in Skopje ; GR, We,
- 1963, 1st place , World Championships in Helsingborg , GR, Le, ahead of Dawit Gwanzeladse , USSR , and ahead of Klaus Rost , Germany ;
- 1963, 4th place , MS in Naples , GR,
- 1964, 4th place , OS in Tokyo , GR, Le, behind Kâzım Ayvaz , Turkey , Valeriu Bularca , Romania , Dawit Gwanzeladze , USSR , and Tokuaki Fujita , Japan ;
- 1964, 2nd place , "Ivan Podubbny" tournament in Moscow , GR, Le, behind Dawit Gwanzeladze , USSR ;
- 1965, 2nd place , World Championships in Tampere , GR, Le, behind Gennadi Sapunow , USSR , and in front of Eero Tapio , Finland ;
- 1966, 1st place , World Championships in Toledo, Ohio , Gr, Le in front of Gennadi Sapunow , USSR and Eero Tapio , Finland ;
- 1966, 2nd place , "Iwan-Podubbny" tournament in Minsk , GR, We, behind Bulyinko, USSR ;
- 1967, 1st place , MS in Tunis , GR, Le, ahead of Petros Galaktopoulos , Greece , and Piero Bellotti Italy ;
- 1967, 5th place , World Cup in Bucharest, GR, Le, behind Eero Tapio , Finland , Antal Steer , Hungary , Vahlap Pehlivan , Turkey , and Mohammad Farhangdoust , Iran ;
- 1968, 2nd place , OS in Mexico City , GR, Le behind Meneji Munemura , Japan and in front of Petros Galaktopoulos , Greece ;
- 1968, 2nd place , "Iwan-Podubbny" tournament in Alma-Ata , GR, Le, behind Donchev, Bulgaria ;
Yugoslav championships
Stevan Ištvan Horvat was Yugoslav champion in the Greco-Roman style Welter in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1966.
Most important international battles
- 1964, Yugoslavia against Japan, GR, We, points victory against Kazama,
- 1964, Yugoslavia versus Japan, GR, We, draw with Kazama,
- 1964, Yugoslavia versus USSR, GR, Le, draw with Kolupov,
- 1965, Yugoslavia versus Japan, GR, Le, tie against Munemura,
Web links
- Stevan Horvat's profile at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Stevan Horvat in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ In Memoriam: Стеван Хорват (1932-2018). In: fsfvns.rs. Retrieved June 8, 2018 (Serbian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Horvat, Stevan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Svetozar Miletić |
DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 2018 |