Attila Bátky
Personal information
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1973-01-23) 23 January 1973
Dunajská Streda, Trnava,
Czechoslovakia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubASK Dukla Trenčín
Coached byPetr Hirjak
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 Créteil84 kg

Attila Bátky (born January 23, 1973) is an amateur Slovak Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France, earning him a spot on the Slovak wrestling team for the Olympics.[2] Batky is a member of the wrestling team for ASK Dukla Trenčín, and is coached and trained by Petr Hirjak.

Batky made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed third in the preliminary pool of the men's 84 kg class, against Sweden's Ara Abrahamian, Japan's Shingo Matsumoto, and Kyrgyzstan's Janarbek Kenjeev.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Batky competed for the second time in the men's 84 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Cuba's Yunior Estrada, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Batky without a single point.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Attila Bátky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Abbott, Gary (16 September 2005). "2005 World Championships preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman wrestling". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 84kg (185 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.


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