József Tunyogi (9 March 1907 - 11 April 1980) was born in Budapest, Hungary and was a Hungarian wrestler. He won the European

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championship in 1929 and the European freestyle wrestling in 1931.

1932 games

The following year he was selected by Hungary for the

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in Los Angeles, United States at the age of 25. In the first round (1 August) he defeated Émile Poilvé of France, followed by Robert Hess of the

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the next day. In the third round he defeated Sumiyuki Kutani of

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, on the same day as he defeated Hess. All three of his victories were by decision. In the final round, however, he was beaten by

Kyösti Luukko Kyösti Luukko (February 17, 1903 – October 27, 1970) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist. He won the silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.Finland,

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after 7 minutes, 29 seconds. Luukko then went on to win the

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. He died in 1980 in

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, Hungary.

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József Tunyogi biography
1907 births 1980 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Martial artists from Budapest Hungarian wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub

1932 games

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