Károly Ecser (22 October 1931 – 6 April 2005) was a Hungarian
weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...
who competed in the heavyweight class and represented Hungary at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the
1965 World Weightlifting Championships in the +90 kg category. He participated at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
in the
+90 kg event finishing fifth.
Ecser had furthermore the following podium finishes at major championships: bronze in the 1965 World Championships Unlimited class (522.5 kg), bronze in the 1961 European Championships Unlimited class (455.0 kg) silver in the 1962 European Championships Unlimited class (482.5 kg), silver in the 1964 European Championships Unlimited class (490 kg) and gold at the 1965 European Championships Unlimited class (505 kg). He was born in
Cegléd
Cegléd (; german: Zieglet) is a city in Pest County, Pest county, Hungary, approximately southeast of the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Name
The name of the town is of disputed origin. The name may be derived from the word "szeglet" (meaning "co ...
.
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1931 births
2005 deaths
Hungarian male weightlifters
World Weightlifting Championships medalists
People from Cegléd
Olympic weightlifters of Hungary
Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Pest County
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