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Lajos Virág

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Lajos Virág
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1977-06-27) 27 June 1977 (age 47)
Eger, Hungary
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubVasas Budapest
Coached byJeno Bódi
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Budapest 96 kg

Lajos Virág (born June 27, 1977 in Eger) is an amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category.[1] He won the silver medal for his division at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing out to Turkey's Hamza Yerlikaya.[2]

Virag made his official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed second in the preliminary pool of the men's 96 kg class, against Cuba's Ernesto Peña and United States' Garrett Lowney.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Virag lost the second preliminary match of the 96 kg class to another American wrestler Adam Wheeler, who eventually won the bronze medal in this event.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lajos Virág". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ Abbott, Gary (2 October 2005). "Nazarian, Yerlikaya, Lopez win World wrestling titles; Host Hungary wins team title over Russia in Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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