András Szoszky (9 January 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Hungarian wrestler. He competed in the featherweight event at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Wrestling career

Szoszky started his competitive career in 1910. After two years, in 1912, Szosky took part in the Stockholm Summer Olympics in the featherweight event, part of the Olympics Wrestling Program, but was eliminated after two rounds receiving no awards. Success followed a year later in 1913 when he won the gold medal at the unofficial European Championships. Nearly a decade later he would go on to win the Hungarian title in 1921 before immigrating to the United States.

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* 1887 births 1945 deaths Sportspeople from Békéscsaba Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Békés County 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub