Stephan Hegyi (born 25 July 1998) [2] is an Austrian judoka.
Hegyi began his career at Budoclub Wien. He followed Peter Seisenbacher to Hakoah Vienna, who was hired as a coach in 2014. [3] He is currently the club's most successful judoka. [4]
In 2017, he competed in the men's +100 kg and men's team events at the European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. In that same year, he also competed in the men's +100 kg event at the 2017 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's +100 kg event at the European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary.
In 2020, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's +100 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. [5] [6] In 2021, he competed in the men's +100 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. [7] He also competed in the men's +100 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match by Iakiv Khammo of Ukraine.
In 2021, Hegyi competed in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Teddy Riner of France. [8]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Media related to
Stephan Hegyi at Wikimedia Commons
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Born | Vienna, Austria | 25 July 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight class | +100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 1st dan black belt [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budoclub Wien Hakoah Vienna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | R32 ( 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R16 ( 2017, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 20 February 2022 |
Stephan Hegyi (born 25 July 1998) [2] is an Austrian judoka.
Hegyi began his career at Budoclub Wien. He followed Peter Seisenbacher to Hakoah Vienna, who was hired as a coach in 2014. [3] He is currently the club's most successful judoka. [4]
In 2017, he competed in the men's +100 kg and men's team events at the European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. In that same year, he also competed in the men's +100 kg event at the 2017 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's +100 kg event at the European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary.
In 2020, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's +100 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. [5] [6] In 2021, he competed in the men's +100 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. [7] He also competed in the men's +100 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match by Iakiv Khammo of Ukraine.
In 2021, Hegyi competed in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Teddy Riner of France. [8]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Media related to
Stephan Hegyi at Wikimedia Commons