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| Born | 27 November 1939 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 April 1970 (aged 30) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125–140 kg (276–309 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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István Kozma (27 November 1939 – 9 April 1970) was a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won Olympic gold medals in 1964 and in 1968, and the World Championship in 1962, 1966, and 1967. [1] [2] In 1967 he was selected as the Hungarian Sportsman of the Year. Kozma died in a car accident, aged 30. [3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "István Kozma". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Kozma, Istvan (HUN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Olimpiai sportolóink – Kozma István". MOB.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
External links
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István Kozma.
- István Kozma at the International Wrestling Database ( alternate link)
- István Kozma at Olympedia
- István Kozma at Olympics.com
- István Kozma at Olympic.org (archived)
- István Kozma at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) ( English translation)
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