Viktor Nemeš ( sr-Cyrl, Виктор Немеш; , born 21 July 1993) is a Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. His twin brother

Mate Nemeš Mate Nemeš ( sr-cyr, Мате Немеш; ; born 21 July 1993) is a Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and the European Wrestling Championships. Nemeš represented Serbia at the 2020 Summer ...

is also a wrestler.

Biography

Nemeš represented

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at the first ever

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and was the first competitor for Serbia to win a medal at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

when he won his silver medal, losing to the Azerbaijani Elvin Mursaliyev. Nemeš won a silver medal at the 2016 Riga

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in March. He also represented

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at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil but he lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual silver medallist Mark Madsen of Denmark. At the

2017 World Wrestling Championships The 2017 World Wrestling Championships were the 14th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from August 21 to 27 in Paris, France. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Gr ...

in Paris, Nemeš edged the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medallist

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of Iran in the opening round and later defeated the Russian wrestler Aleksandr Chekhirkin in the gold medal final, with a score of 4–1. This triumph brought him his first world medal and Nemeš became the second world wrestling champion from the independent Serbia, after Davor Štefanek's world title in 2014. Nemeš won his second European silver medal at the

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in Russia. He faced the two-time Olympic champion and home favourite

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in the final, where he eventually lost 1–5. At the

2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...

in Budapest, Nemeš met Chekhirkin again in the third round. But this time, in the rematch of the last year's final, Nemeš lost to Chekhirkin 1–2. He later went on winning in repechage rounds and the bronze medal match to claim his second senior world medal. At the 2019 Euros in Romania, Nemeš lost to the defending champion

but later went on winning a bronze medal. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, he competed in the 77kg event at the

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in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his first match. He competed in the 77kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Nemeš competed at the

2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Qualification summary Men's freestyle 57 kg ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Nemeš also competed at the

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held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemes, Viktor 1993 births Living people Serbian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Serbia Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Senta Hungarians in Vojvodina European Games silver medalists for Serbia World Wrestling Championships medalists European Games medalists in wrestling European Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Serbia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Military World Games bronze medalists for Serbia Military World Games medalists in wrestling