József Tunyogi (9 March 1907 - 11 April 1980) was born in Budapest, Hungary and was a Hungarian wrestler.

He won the European Greco-Roman wrestling championship in 1929 and the European freestyle wrestling in 1931.

József Tunyogi

1932 games

The following year he was selected by Hungary for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States at the age of 25. In the first round (1 August) he defeated Émile Poilvé of France, followed by Robert Hess of the USA the next day.

József Tunyogi

In the third round he defeated Sumiyuki Kutani of Japan, on the same day as he defeated Hess. All three of his victories were by decision.

József Tunyogi

In the final round, however, he was beaten by Kyösti Luukko of Finland, knocked out after 7 minutes, 29 seconds. Luukko then went on to win the silver medal.

He died in 1980 in Iváncsa, Hungary.

See also

Hungary at the 1932 Summer Olympics

References

József Tunyogi biography

1907 births

1980 deaths

Olympic wrestlers for Hungary

Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary

Martial artists from Budapest

Hungarian wrestlers

Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Hungarian male sport wrestlers

Olympic medalists in wrestling

Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics

20th-century Hungarian people