Gyöngyi Likerecz (born 28 May 1983,

Oroszlány Oroszlány () is a city in Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, Central Transdanubia region, located on the north-west flanks of the Vértes Mountains. The city has a population of 20.487. The main tourist attraction of the town is the 18th-century ...

, Komárom-Esztergom) is a retired female

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

from

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. She twice competed for her native country at the

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(2000 and 2004) in the women's heavyweight division (– 75 kg). Likerecz was named

Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year () awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coach (sports), coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winn ...

in 2001 after having won the world title the same year in

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sports-reference.com. Accessed 27 July 2023. 1983 births Living people Hungarian female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Hungary World Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-weightlifting-bio-stub