Csaba Hegedűs
Olympic wrestler
Hegedűs Csaba · 海盖迪什·乔鲍 · 헤게뒤시 처버
- Born
- 6 September 1948, Sárvár
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Sport
- Greco-Roman wrestling, wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, coach
- Height
- 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 82 kg (181 lb)
Csaba Hegedűs (born 6 September 1948) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. In 1971, he won a world title and was named the Hungarian Sportsman of the year. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. In 1973, he barely survived a traffic accident. He recovered by 1975, when he placed fourth at the world championships, and won European titles in 1976 and 1977. Between 1979 and 1989 he coached the Hungarian wrestling team and later became a sports administrator, working at the national wrestling association, the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA).
He served as President of the Hungarian Wrestling Association from 1992 to 2015. He was replaced by Szilárd Németh.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 82 kg | ||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | 1976 |
Awards and honours
- Honorary citizen of Budapest 2016
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q936572 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.