Kálmán Sóvári (September 12, 1910 – December 18, 1996) was a Hungarian

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who competed in two Olympic games in 1936 and 1948. He competed in the

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in Men's Freestyle Welterweight, but did not win a medal. At the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

, he participated in the same event and placed 5th. He was born in

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and died in

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.Kálmán Sóvári's 1936 profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee
Kálmán Sóvári's 1948 profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee
His son, Kálmán Sóvári played on two

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s as a football player.

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* 1910 births 1996 deaths Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Szombathely 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub