Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Szegedi Lelkesedes LK: Hungary |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Justice Studies - University of Szeged: Hungary |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age 14 in Gyor, Hungary. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Lawyer |
| Languages |
Hungarian |
General Interest |
| Other information |
STRONGEST MAN
He competed in the world's strongest man competition before starting to focus on weightlifting. "My favourite [event] was the 'Yoke'. It's when you lift a bar that has very heavy weights on each end and try to run as far as you can with them. My best was 25 metres with 420 kilos. I did all of the events. It was a very good part of my life but the Olympics is better." (bangkokpost.com, 17 Aug 2016)
GOLDEN UPGRADE
He initially finished second in the 105kg category at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, but he was upgraded to gold after Egyptian athlete Mohamed Masoud was disqualified due to a doping violation. (origo.hu, 30 Nov 2011) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (delmagyar.hu, 09 Apr 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Szeged, HUN |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He struggled with back pain in 2019, and underwent physiotherapy ahead of the 2019 World Championships. (delmagyar.hu, 30 Aug 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
His brother took him to weightlifting training at the gym. |
General Interest |
| Other sports |
He competed in the world's strongest man competition before starting to focus on weightlifting. (bangkokpost.com, 17 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Imre Olah |
| Training Regime |
He trains twice a day, for between four and five hours each day. |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Everyone needs to have a purpose in their life. I found it in sports, weightlifting. Here I can overcome my limitations. I have set myself a goal of what I want to achieve, so I train every day." (magyarock.hu, 02 Apr 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Daughter Lara [2020] |
Tokyo
Rio de Janeiro
London
Riyadh
Tashkent
Pattaya
Ashgabat
Anaheim, CA
Almaty
Wroclaw
Paris
Antalya
Santo Domingo
Budapest
Sofia
Yerevan
Tirana
Moscow
Batumi
Bucharest
Split
Fřrde
Tel Aviv
Minsk
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Trencín
Doha