Lajos Szigeti
Encyclopedia
Lajos Szigeti was a Hungarian
boxer
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Budapest
.
In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the middleweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Ernest Peirce
.
Four years later he lost in the second round of the 1936 Olympic middleweight class
against Josef Hrubeš
.
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...
and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born 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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In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the middleweight class
Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.Ten boxers from ten nations...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Ernest Peirce
Ernest Peirce
Ernest "Eddie" Peirce was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Somerset West and died in Apache Junction, Arizona, United States....
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Four years later he lost in the second round of the 1936 Olympic middleweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Nineteen boxers from 19 nations...
against Josef Hrubeš
Josef Hrubeš
Josef Hrubeš is a Czech boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Jean Despeaux....
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