Gyula Kate
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Gyula Káté (born February 3, 1982 in Budapest
Budapest
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, Hungary
Hungary
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) is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known to win two bronze medals at European Championships and one at World Championships.

Career

In 2000 he won the World Junior Championships against Boris Georgiev
Boris Georgiev
Boris Georgiev is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight class.- Career :...

.

At the World Championships he lost in the semi to Mario Kindelan and won lightweight Bronze.

In 2004 he won lightweight bronze at the Euros, at the Olympics he lost his first match against Jong Sub-Baik.
At the 2004 World University Boxing Championship
2004 World University Boxing Championship
The 2004 World University Boxing Championship took place in Antalya, Turkey between November 22 and 29 2004. 129 boxers from 27 countries participated at the inaugural tournament.-Participating nations:-Results:...

s he won the 64 kg title, starting 2004 he competed at junior welter.

At the 2007 World Championships he beat Myke Carvalho
Myke Carvalho
Myke Michel Ribeiro de Carvalho is a Brazilian amateur boxer, best known to participate in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and win a PanAm bronze in 2007.-Career:...

 but lost early to Gennadiy Kovalev.

In 2006 he won and bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships
2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 13 to July 23. The 36th edition of this bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...

 after he was beaten in the semi finals by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

's Oleg Komissarov.

He qualified for the Olympics at Light-welterwweight by beating Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas
Egidijus Kavaliauskas
Egidijus Kavaliauskas is a Lithuianian boxer who competed in the 2008 Olympoics but lost his first bout at junior welterweight.-External links:**...

 in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.

At the Olympics he lost his first bout 5:9 to Irish Johnny Joyce.

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