István Takács

István Takács (born 1 January 2000) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.^[1]

István Takács

Takács at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born	(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24) Hungary
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	87 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Hungary European Championships 2023 Zagreb 87 kg Grand Prix 2023 Zagreb 87 kg 2022 Rome 87 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2023 Istanbul 87 kg 2025 Kocaeli 87 kg Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 87 kg World U23 Championships 2022 Pontevedra 87 kg 2023 Tirana 87 kg European U23 Championship 2022 Plovdiv 87 kg 2021 Skopje 87 kg World Juniors Championships 2019 Tallinn 82 kg 2018 Trnava 82 kg European Juniors Championships 2019 Pontevedra 82 kg

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by defeating Ali Cengiz 5–2 in the men's Greco-Roman style 87 kg final match. He had reached the final by defeating Serbian Žarko Dickov 3–1 in the first round, Romanian Nicu Ojog 7–1 in the second round, Semen Novikov competing for Bulgaria 3–2 in the quarterfinals and Swiss Damian von Euw 5–1 in the semifinals.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2023	European Championships	Zagreb, Croatia	1st	Greco-Roman 87 kg