Alex Gergo Szőke (born 3 March 2000) is a Hungarian

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

. He won the silver medal in the 97kg event at the

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held in Oslo, Norway. He also represented Hungary at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In February 2020, Szőke competed in the 97kg event at the

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in Rome, Italy. In December 2020, he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, Szőke competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament but, in May 2021, he was able to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the Olympics, Szőke lost his bronze medal match against

Tadeusz Michalik Tadeusz Michalik (born 16 February 1991) is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning a bronze medal in the Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg, men's Greco-Ro ...

of Poland in the men's 97kg event. In 2022, Szőke won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome, Italy. He competed in the 97kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Szőke competed at the

2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Qualification summary Men's freestyle 57 kg ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Szőke also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Szoke, Alex Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Hungarian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Hungary 2000 births World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Hungarian people