József Balla

József Balla

Balla (left) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born 27 July 1955
Szöreg, Hungary
Died 18 March 2003 (aged 47)
Kecskemét, Hungary
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Club Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest

József Balla (27 July 1955 – 18 March 2003) was a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Hungary. He won silver medals at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, 1985 World Championships, and 1975, 1978 and 1981 European championships. He won the European championships in 1983[1]

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