Gyula Káté (born February 3, 1982 in

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) is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known for winning two bronze medals at European Championships and one at the World Championships.

Career

In 2000 he won the World Junior Championships against

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. At the 2003 World Championships he lost in the semifinal to

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and won lightweight bronze. In 2004 he won lightweight bronze at the European Championships. At the Olympics he lost his first match against

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. At the

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s he won the 64 kg title, the start of his competing at junior welterweight. At the 2007 World Championships he beat

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but lost early to

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. In 2006 he won a bronze medal at the

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after he was beaten in the semifinals by

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's Oleg Komissarov. He qualified for the

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at Light-welterweight by beating

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n boxer

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in the semifinal of a European qualifying tournament. At the 2008 Olympics he lost his first bout 5:9 to Irish Johnny Joyce. At the

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, he lost to

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References

External links

Olympic qualifierAIBA results for Olympic qualification

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