Richárd Weisz (30 April 1879 – 4 December 1945) was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

and at the

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and won a gold medal in 1908. Weisz was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. He trained in athletics and rowing before changing to wrestling. He won an unofficial national wrestling title in 1899, and then seven consecutive official titles in 1903–1909. He also competed in weightlifting and won the national heavyweight championships in 1905–1908. He was banned by the Hungarian amateur wrestling federation for participating in a professional wrestling bout against Stanislaus Zbyszko, and after that performed in a circus. His amateur status was restored before the 1912 Olympics, but he declined to compete due to waning motivation.

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1879 births 1945 deaths Sport wrestlers from Budapest Olympic wrestlers of Hungary Wrestlers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub

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