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Hungarian Wrestling Federation
AbbreviationMBSZ
Formation16 March 1921
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
President
Szilárd Németh
AffiliationsUnited World Wrestling (UWW)
Websitewww.birkozoszov.hu

Hungarian Wrestling Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Birkózó Szövetség, MBSZ) is the governing body for wrestling in Hungary. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.

TGF has been established on 16 March 1921, and is headquartered in Budapest. TGF is a member of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).[1]

The federation organizes the national wrestling events, and European and World championships hosted by Hungary.

International competitions in Hungary

World Championships:

European Championships:

International achievements

Event Pos.
Olympic Games 19 16 19 8th
World Championships 7 11 8 10th
European Championships 12

Olympic Games

Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896 Athens 1 0 0 0 0 –
1900 Paris no competitors
1904 St. Louis
1908 London 7 1 0 0 1 5
1912 Stockholm 10 0 0 1 1 5
1920 Antwerp did not participate
1924 Paris 12 0 1 1 2 7
1928 Amsterdam 6 1 1 0 2 6
1932 Los Angeles 5 0 2 1 3 7
1936 Berlin 12 3 0 1 4 2
1948 London 12 1 1 2 4 4
1952 Helsinki 12 2 1 1 4 3
1956 Melbourne 8 0 1 1 2 8
1960 Rome 10 0 1 0 1 8
1964 Tokyo 10 2 0 0 2 5
1968 Mexico City 13 2 0 2 4 4
1972 Munich 18 1 0 4 5 6
1976 Montreal 18 0 1 1 2 10
1980 Moscow 19 2 3 2 7 3
1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 18 1 1 0 2 7
1992 Barcelona 17 2 0 0 2 6
1996 Atlanta 11 0 0 0 0 –
2000 Sydney 8 0 1 0 1 12
2004 Athens 9 1 0 0 1 8
2008 Beijing 9 0 1 0 1 17
2012 London 7 0 1 2 3 9
2016 Rio de Janeiro 8 0 0 0 0 –
2020 Tokyo 6 1 1 0 2 ?
Total 20 17 19 56 8

Notable wrestlers

Greco-Roman

Freestyle

Men's
Women's

References

  1. ^ "Affiliated Federations". FILA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

External links

National members of United World Wrestling
Sports governing bodies in Hungary (HUN)
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