Attila Bátky

Attila Bátky

Personal information
Nationality	Slovakia
Born	(1973-01-23) 23 January 1973 (age 51) Dunajská Streda, Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	ASK Dukla Trenčín
Coached by	Petr Hirjak
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Slovakia World Championships 2003 Créteil 84 kg

Attila Bátky (born 23 January 1973) is an amateur Slovak Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.^[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France, earning him a spot on the Slovak wrestling team for the Olympics.^[2] Batky is a member of the wrestling team for ASK Dukla Trenčín, and is coached and trained by Petr Hirjak.

Batky made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed third in the preliminary pool of the men's 84 kg class, against Sweden's Ara Abrahamian, Japan's Shingo Matsumoto, and Kyrgyzstan's Janarbek Kenjeev.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Batky competed for the second time in the men's 84 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Cuba's Yunior Estrada, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Batky without a single point.^[3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Attila Bátky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
2. Abbott, Gary (16 September 2005). "2005 World Championships preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman wrestling". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
3. "Men's Greco-Roman 84kg (185 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile
• Attila Bátky at the International Wrestling Database
• Attila Bátky at Olympedia