Zoltán Farkas (born 19 November 1974 in Sovata) is a Hungarian weightlifter. He holds the 69 kg Hungarian record.[1] He competed in two Olympic Games. In Atlanta he finished in the 8th place in 59 kg category, four years later in Sydney he placed 10th in 62 kg category.
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| Birth name | Zoltán Farkas | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1974 Sovata | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | –62kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Nyíregyházi Vasutas Sport Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sporting career
editFarkas won three silver medal (snatch, clean & jerk, total) at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships in Rijeka.[2] One year later he won bronze medal in snatch at the European Championships.[3]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
| Representing Hungary
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
62 kg | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 9 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 12 | 287.5 | 10 | |||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
59 kg | 130.0 | 130.0 | 9 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 9 | 280.0 | 8 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
69 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 16 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 22 | 307.5 | 17 | ||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
69 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS |
| 1999 |  Athens, Greece |
62 kg | 132.5 | 132.5 | 11 | 152.5 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 14 | 292.5 | 11 | |||
| 1998 |  Lahti, Finland |
62 kg | 132.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 6 | 302.5 | 7 | ||
| 1997 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
64 kg | — | — | 160.0 | 160.0 | 8 | — | — | |||||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China |
59 kg | — | — | — | 127.5 | — | — | — | — | 157.5 | — | 285.0 | 10[4] |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Antalya, Turkey |
69 kg | 140.0 | 140.0 | 9 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 11 | 310.0 | 9 | |||
| 1999 |  La Coruña, Spain |
62 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany |
62 kg | 130.0 | 130.0 |  |
155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 4 | 290.0 | 4 | |||
| 1997 |  Rijeka, Croatia |
64 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 |  |
160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | |
305.0 |
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| 1995 |  Warsaw, Poland |
59 kg | — | — | — | 130.0 | 4 | — | — | — | 150.0 | 7 | 280.0 | 6 |
| 1994 |  Sokolov, Czech Republic |
59 kg | — | — | — | 122.5 | 7 | — | — | — | 150.0 | 8 | 272.5 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Hungarian Men Weightlifting Records". Hungarian Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "1997 European Weightlifting Championships - Results". result.ewfed.com.
- ^ "1998 European Weightlifting Championships - Results". result.ewfed.com.
- ^ "Popa nyolcadik lett" (in Hungarian). Új Kelet. 20 November 1995. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
External links
edit- Zoltán Farkas at sports-reference.com
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