Imre Hódos (January 10, 1928 in Hajdúnánás – April 23, 1989 in Debrecen) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in

Greco-Roman wrestling 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 mod ...

Olympics

Hódos competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in

, the bantamweight class."1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 2, 2008) He also competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

and the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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* 1928 births 1989 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Hungary Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary People from Hajdúnánás Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub