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Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler

The native form of this personal name is Szőke Alex. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Alex Szőke
Alex Szőke at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameAlex Gergo Szőke
Born (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 97 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pontevedra 97 kg

Alex Gergo Szőke (born 3 March 2000) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. He also represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In February 2020, Szőke competed in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Rome, Italy. In December 2020, he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.

In March 2021, Szőke competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament but, in May 2021, he was able to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the Olympics, Szőke lost his bronze medal match against Tadeusz Michalik of Poland in the men's 97 kg event.

In 2022, Szőke won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome, Italy. He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Szőke competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Szőke also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

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  3. Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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  8. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  10. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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