Francisc Balla

{{Short description|Romanian wrestler (1932–2023)}}

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|image =Francisc Balla, Mansour Mehdizadeh, Prodan Gardzhev 1965.jpg

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| caption=Balla (left) at the 1965 World Championships

| birth_date= {{birth-date|22 October 1932}}

| birth_place= Păuleni-Ciuc, Romania

| death_date = {{death-date and age|16 October 2023|22 October 1932}}

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| height = 182 cm

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|sport=Freestyle wrestling

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCompetition|World Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1965 Manchester|-87 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1967 New Delhi|-87 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1967 Istanbul|-87 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1968 Skopje|-87 kg}}

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Francisc Balla (Hungarian: Ferenc Balló, 22 October 1932 – 16 October 2023) was a Romanian middleweight freestyle wrestler. He won silver medals at the 1965 and 1967 world and 1967 European championships. An ethnic Hungarian, he competed for Romania at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. Balla died on 16 October 2023, at the age of 90.[https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/sport/a-murit-fostul-mare-luptator-roman-ferenc-ballo-la-varsta-de-91-de-ani.html A murit fostul mare luptător român, Ferenc Ballo, la vârsta de 91 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}