Ceglédi Vasutas Sportegyesület, commonly referred to as Ceglédi VSE is a Hungarian

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based in

Cegléd Cegléd (; ) 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 "corner") due to i ...

, Pest County. It consists of multiple departments, namely

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and

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. The team's colours are

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and

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History

On 3 March 1935, Ceglédi Vasutas Sportegyesület ("Cegléd Railway Sports Association") was established on the initiative of railway station chief Dr. Gyula Stankaai, and officers Kornél Ginovszky and József Gámán. The adopted statutes set out the objectives of the new club, intended to further bring together the railway workers through sports. In the first year, 153 regular railwaymen and 98 family members became members of the club. Members of the club would excel in various sports, with club

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József Gál becoming the first Hungarian world champions in lightweight at the 1950 World Wrestling Championships, as well as competing in the

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. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, club

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athlete István Szondy received a gold medal in the team modern pentathlon event and a bronze in the individual event."1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008) In recent times, wrestler Tamás Lőrincz from the club won the silver medal at the

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in the Greco-Roman 66 kg event and a gold medal in the men's 77 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan. In the footballing department, Ceglédi VSE has experienced modest success, achieving promotion in the 2006–07 season as champions of its third division season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cegledi VSE Football clubs in Hungary Association football clubs established in 1935 1935 establishments in Hungary