Kálmán_Sóvári_(wrestler)

Kálmán Sóvári (wrestler)

Kálmán Sóvári (wrestler)

Hungarian wrestler (1910–1996)

For the football (soccer) player, see Kálmán Sóvári.

Kálmán Sóvári (September 12, 1910 – December 18, 1996) was a Hungarian wrestler who competed in two Olympic games in 1936 and 1948. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle Welterweight, but did not win a medal. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he participated in the same event and placed 5th. He was born in Szombathely and died in Budapest.[1][2]

The native form of this personal name is Sóvári Kálmán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

His son, Kálmán Sóvári played on two FIFA World Cups as a football player.

References

  1. [1]
    Kálmán Sóvári's 1936 profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  2. [2]
    Kálmán Sóvári's 1948 profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
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