Bálint Korpási (born 30 March 1987) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 72 kg division. He won gold medal in 2016 world championships in Budapest.[1][2][3]

Bálint Korpási
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)
Esztergom, Hungarian People's Republic
Height170 cm (5.6 ft)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportOlympic wrestling
EventGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Budapest 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Budapest 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 71 kg
European Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Riga 71 kg
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Belgrade 72 kg

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] He competed in the 67 kg event.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database - Korpasi, Balint (HUN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ Wettkampfresultate
  3. ^ "2016 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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