Gyula Káté

The native form of this personal name is Káté Gyula. This article uses the Western name order.
Gyula Káté

Gyula Káté at Liverpool 2008
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
2003 Bangkok Lightweight
2009 Milan Light Welterweight
World University Championships
2004 Antalya Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
2008 Liverpool Light Welterweight
2010 Moscow Light Welterweight
2004 Pula Lightweight
2006 Plovdid Light Welterweight
EU Amateur Championships
2005 Cagliari Light Welterweight
2006 Pécs Light Welterweight
2008 Cetniewo Light Welterweight
2009 Odense Light Welterweight
2007 Dublin Light Welterweight

Gyula Káté (born February 3, 1982 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known for winning two bronze medals at European Championships and one at the World Championships.

Career

In 2000 he won the World Junior Championships against Boris Georgiev.

At the 2003 World Championships he lost in the semifinal to Mario Kindelan and won lightweight bronze.

In 2004 he won lightweight bronze at the European Championships. At the Olympics he lost his first match against Jong Sub-Baik. At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he won the 64 kg title, the start of his competing at junior welterweight.

At the 2007 World Championships he beat Myke Carvalho but lost early to Gennadiy Kovalev.

In 2006 he won a bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships after he was beaten in the semi finals by Russia's Oleg Komissarov.

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Light-welterwweight by beating Lithuanian boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament. At the 2008 Olympics he lost his first bout 5:9 to Irish Johnny Joyce.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to Vincenzo Mangiacapre.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  2. ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/boxing/60-64-kg-m
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