István Énekes
{{Short description|Hungarian boxer (1911–1940)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's amateur boxing}}
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{{MedalGold| 1932 Los Angeles | Flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 1930 Budapest | Flyweight}}
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István Énekes (20 February 1911 – 2 January 1940) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Background
In 1932 he won the gold medal in the Flyweight class after winning the final against Francisco Cabañas of Mexico. He won twice the gold medal at the 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships and 1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships, both in Budapest, respectively in the flyweight and bantamweight classes. He was born in and died in Budapest.
István was the elder brother of Vilmos Énekes.
Olympic record
Below is the complete Olympic boxing record for István Énekes, who competed for Hungary in the flyweight division of the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles:
- Round of 16: defeated Gaston Fayaud of France by decision
- Quarterfinal: defeated Edelweis Rodriguez of Italy by decision
- Semifinal: defeated Louis Salica of the United States by decision
- Final: defeated Francisco Cabañas of Mexico by decision (won gold medal)
References
- [https://archive.today/20130102073727/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=%C9NEKEIST01 István Énekes at databaseOlympics.com]
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Category:Olympic boxers for Hungary
Category:Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Hungarian male boxers
Category:Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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