István Tóth (born 3 October 1951) is a Hungarian

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He was born in

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...

. He won an Olympic silver medal in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...

in 1980. He won a gold medal at the

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and

1981 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1981 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) and Greco-Roman competition were held in Oslo, Norway. Medal table Team ranking ...

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* 1951 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Szolnok Sportspeople from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub