Norbert Növényi

The native form of this personal name is Növényi Norbert. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Norbert Növényi

Personal information
Born	(1957-05-15) May 15, 1957 (age 67) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts
Weight class	Light heavyweight
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 90 kg

Norbert Nottny Növényi (born 15 May 1957)^[1] is a Hungarian light heavyweight wrestling Olympic champion of the 1980 Summer Olympics, two times kickboxing world champion and currently an actor in Hungary. In January 2009, he became the oldest WFCA mixed martial arts world champion.

Acting career

He appeared in a minor role in the Hollywood film Red Heat, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. He played a Moscow thug who was smuggling cocaine in his artificial leg. He played a longer role in Péter Tímár's satire Zimmer Feri in 1997. He also attended a drama course of Mária Gór-Nagy. His longest role was in Az Alkimista és a Szűz (The Alchemist and the Virgin, 1999) by Zoltán Kamondi. He played the role of the title virgin's boyfriend. He also appeared in the award-winning Taxidermia by György Pálfi.

Sport titles

• 2009 W.F.C.A. world champion (MMA)
• 1987 W.A.K.O. World Championships Munich +91 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1980 Olympic Games Moscow -90 kg (Wrestling)

References

1. Magyar ki kicsoda 1990: több mint 6000 élő magyar személy életrajza [Hungarian Who's Who 1990: biographies of more than 6,000 living Hungarian persons] (in Hungarian). Budapest: TEXOFT. 1990. p. 431. ISBN 978-963-7840-28-9. Növényi Norbert (Nottny) birkózó, karatézó. Bp., 1957. máj. 15.

External links

• Norbert Növényi at IMDb