Tamás Berzicza (born 15 August 1975 in Zalaegerszeg) is a retired amateur Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category.[1] Considered one of the world's top Greco-Roman wrestlers in his decade, Berzicza had claimed two silver medals each at the World and European Championships, and later represented his nation Hungary in three editions of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004). Throughout his sporting career, Berzicza trained as part of the wrestling team for Kecskemét Gymnastics Club (Hungarian: Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület), under his father and personal coach Ferenc Berzicza.[2]
Berzicza made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he competed in the men's welterweight class (74 kg). Being successful early in the opening rounds, he entered the quarterfinals powerful and undefeated, but fell to Germany's Erik Hahn with a score 1–3. Berzicza offered a free pass to finish in seventh at the end of tournament when Bulgaria's Stoyan Stoyanov decided to forfeit the consolation match.[3] The following year, Berzicza emerged into the spotlight with his first career medal in the same category at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships in Wrocław, Poland, losing his final match to Finland's Marko Yli-Hannuksela.
Determined to return to the Olympic scene and medal, Berzicza entered the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a top medal contender in the men's middleweight division (76 kg). He managed to beat Japan's Takamitsu Katayama in his opening bout, but could not pin Russian wrestler Murat Kardanov in the prelim pool. Finishing second in the elimination round and fourteenth overall, Berzicza's performance was not enough to advance him further into the semifinals as he left the Games in bewilderment.[4][5]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Berzicza qualified for his third team, as a 28-year-old, in the men's 74 kg class by placing first and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro.[6][7] He lost his opening match against Uzbek wrestler Aleksandr Dokturishvili with a score 2–4, but managed to eclipse the host nation's Alexios Kolitsopoulos and Azerbaijan's Vugar Aslanov, who did not appear on his final match because of sustained injuries, in the prelim pool. Berzicza fell short to advance further into the quarterfinals, after finishing the pool in second place and eighth overall.[8]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
^"Berzicza: az érem motivál" [Berzicza: medal of honor] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^"Atlanta 1996: Wrestling – Men's Greco-Roman 74kg" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 203. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^"Berzicza elvesztette második mérkőzését" [Berzicza lost his second match] (in Hungarian). Sport Géza. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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April 13, 2024
tamás, berzicza, born, august, 1975, zalaegerszeg, retired, amateur, hungarian, greco, roman, wrestler, competed, middleweight, category, considered, world, greco, roman, wrestlers, decade, berzicza, claimed, silver, medals, each, world, european, championship. Tamas Berzicza born 15 August 1975 in Zalaegerszeg is a retired amateur Hungarian Greco Roman wrestler who competed in the men s middleweight category 1 Considered one of the world s top Greco Roman wrestlers in his decade Berzicza had claimed two silver medals each at the World and European Championships and later represented his nation Hungary in three editions of the Olympic Games 1996 2000 and 2004 Throughout his sporting career Berzicza trained as part of the wrestling team for Kecskemet Gymnastics Club Hungarian Kecskemeti Testedzo Egyesulet under his father and personal coach Ferenc Berzicza 2 Tamas BerziczaPersonal informationFull nameTamas BerziczaNationality HungaryBorn 1975 08 15 15 August 1975 age 48 Zalaegerszeg HungaryHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in Weight82 kg 181 lb SportSportWrestlingStyleGreco RomanClubKecskemeti TECoachFerenc BerziczaMedal record Men s Greco Roman wrestlingRepresenting HungaryWorld Championships1997 Wroclaw 76 kgEuropean Championships1999 Sofia 76 kgThe native form of this personal name is Berzicza Tamas This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Berzicza made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he competed in the men s welterweight class 74 kg Being successful early in the opening rounds he entered the quarterfinals powerful and undefeated but fell to Germany s Erik Hahn with a score 1 3 Berzicza offered a free pass to finish in seventh at the end of tournament when Bulgaria s Stoyan Stoyanov decided to forfeit the consolation match 3 The following year Berzicza emerged into the spotlight with his first career medal in the same category at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships in Wroclaw Poland losing his final match to Finland s Marko Yli Hannuksela Determined to return to the Olympic scene and medal Berzicza entered the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a top medal contender in the men s middleweight division 76 kg He managed to beat Japan s Takamitsu Katayama in his opening bout but could not pin Russian wrestler Murat Kardanov in the prelim pool Finishing second in the elimination round and fourteenth overall Berzicza s performance was not enough to advance him further into the semifinals as he left the Games in bewilderment 4 5 At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Berzicza qualified for his third team as a 28 year old in the men s 74 kg class by placing first and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad Serbia and Montenegro 6 7 He lost his opening match against Uzbek wrestler Aleksandr Dokturishvili with a score 2 4 but managed to eclipse the host nation s Alexios Kolitsopoulos and Azerbaijan s Vugar Aslanov who did not appear on his final match because of sustained injuries in the prelim pool Berzicza fell short to advance further into the quarterfinals after finishing the pool in second place and eighth overall 8 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Tamas Berzicza Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 5 June 2014 Berzicza az erem motival Berzicza medal of honor in Hungarian Nemzeti Sport 30 September 2003 Retrieved 4 June 2014 Atlanta 1996 Wrestling Men s Greco Roman 74kg PDF Atlanta 1996 LA84 Foundation p 203 Retrieved 23 May 2014 Berzicza elvesztette masodik merkozeset Berzicza lost his second match in Hungarian Sport Geza 15 December 2000 Retrieved 4 June 2014 Sydney 2000 Wrestling Middleweight Greco Roman 85kg PDF Sydney 2000 LA84 Foundation pp 105 106 Archived from the original PDF on 12 September 2016 Retrieved 5 June 2014 Abbott Gary 22 July 2004 Olympic Games preview at 74 kg 163 lbs in men s Greco Roman USA Wrestling The Mat Archived from the original on 15 July 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Berzicza irany Athen Berzicza Towards Athens in Hungarian Nemzeti Sport 15 March 2004 Retrieved 4 June 2014 Wrestling Men s Greco Roman 74kg Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 23 September 2013 External links editProfile International Wrestling Database at the Wayback Machine archived June 17 2016 Profile Hungarian Olympic Committee in Hungarian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamas Berzicza amp oldid 1166083304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
