Jozef Lohyňa (born 1963) is a Slovak

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He was born in

Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce (; 1776 Morawce, hu, Aranyosmarót, german: Goldmorawitz) is a town in south-western Slovakia. Basic data It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital B ...

. He won an Olympic bronze medal in

Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

in 1988 and a gold medal at the 1990 World Wrestling Championships in Tokyo, competing for Czechoslovakia. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Olympics, and competed for Slovakia at the 1996 Olympics.

References

1963 births Living people People from Zlaté Moravce Sportspeople from the Nitra Region Czechoslovak male sport wrestlers Slovak male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Czechoslovakia Olympic wrestlers for Slovakia Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Czech male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Friendship Games medalists {{Slovakia-wrestling-bio-stub