Péter Bácsi

Péter Bácsi (born 15 May 1983) is an amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category.[2][3] Two-time (2014 and 2018) world champion, he is also a three-time Olympian, and a four-time medalist in his division at the European Championships.[4]

Péter Bácsi
Péter Bácsi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1983-05-15) 15 May 1983
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubFerencvárosi TC[1]
CoachAndrás Sike[1]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
2014 Tashkent 80 kg
2018 Budapest 82 kg
European Championships
2008 Tampere 74 kg
2014 Vantaa 80 kg
2011 Dortmund 74 kg
2010 Baku 74 kg

Bacsi made his international debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the 74 kg class. He first defeated United States' T.C. Dantzler, Armenia's Arsen Julfalakyan, and Russia's Varteres Samourgachev in the preliminary rounds, before losing out to Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkvelia in the semi-finals, by a technical fall.[5][6] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Bacsi automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he was defeated by France's Christophe Guénot, with a classification score of 1–3.[7]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Bacsi got injured in the second preliminary match of the 74 kg class, losing to Aleksandr Kazakevič.[8]

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2005 Universiade İzmir, Turkey 5th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2007 World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 7th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2008 European Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Greco-Roman 74 kg
Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2009 European Championships Vilnius, Lithuania 12th Greco-Roman 74 kg
World Championships Herning, Denmark 19th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2010 European Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Greco-Roman 74 kg
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2011 European Championships Dortmund, Germany 2nd Greco-Roman 74 kg
World Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2012 Olympic Games London, Great Britain 14th Greco-Roman 74 kg
2013 European Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 10th Greco-Roman 84 kg
2014 European Championships Vantaa, Finland 1st Greco-Roman 80 kg
World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Greco-Roman 80 kg
2015 World Championships Las Vegas, United States 8th Greco-Roman 75 kg
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 5th Greco-Roman 75 kg
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 11th Greco-Roman 80 kg
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Greco-Roman 82 kg


References
  1. Bacsi, Peter (HUN) Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Péter Bácsi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. "Péter Bácsi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. "Greco-Roman World medalists". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. "Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Semifinal Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. Devaney, Jason (12 August 2008). "Americans fall in G-R". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  7. "Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Bronze Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  8. "Men's 74kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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