György Gurics

György Gurics (27 January 1929 10 September 2013)[1] was a Hungarian wrestler. He was born in Dunapentele in Fejér County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling from 1952. He won a gold medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships.[2] He was named Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1961.

György Gurics
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Middleweight

References

  1. "Meghalt Gurics György" (in Hungarian). birkoszov.hu. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Gurics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
Awards
Preceded by
Rudolf Kárpáti
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1961
Succeeded by
Imre Polyák


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