József Balla (27 July 1955 – 18 March 2003) was a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Hungary. He won silver medals at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, 1985 World Championships, and 1975, 1978 and 1981 European championships. He won the European championships in 1983.

Personal life

Balla was born in Szőreg on 27 July 1955. He died in

Kecskemét Kecskemét ( ) is a city with county rights in central Hungary. It is the List of cities and towns of Hungary, eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun County, Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the ca ...

on 17 March 2003.

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* * * 1955 births 2003 deaths Sportspeople from Csongrád-Csanád County Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics 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 Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen 21st-century Hungarian people Friendship Games medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions European Wrestling Championships medalists {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub