István Énekes
Encyclopedia
István Énekes was a Hungarian
boxer
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
.
class after winning the final against Francisco Cabañas
. He won twice the gold medal at the 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships
and 1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships
, both in Budapest, respectively in the flyweight and bantamweight classes. He was born in and died in Budapest
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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Background
In 1932 he won the gold medal in the FlyweightFlyweight
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...
class after winning the final against Francisco Cabañas
Francisco Cabañas
Francisco Cabañas Prado is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932, he won the silver medal in the flyweight class after winning the final against István Énekes.-References:* *...
. He won twice the gold medal at the 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 4 to 8 June. It was the 3rd edition of the competition, organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 64 fighters from 11 countries participating....
and 1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 11 to 15 April. It was the 4th edition of the competition, organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 74 fighters from 13 countries participating.- Medal winners :-Medal...
, both in Budapest, respectively in the flyweight and bantamweight classes. He was born in and died in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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