Zoltán Farkas (weightlifter) explained

Zoltán Farkas (born 19 November 1974 in Sovata) is a Hungarian weightlifter. He holds the 69 kg Hungarian record.^[1] He competed in two Olympic Games. In Atlanta he finished in the 8th place in 59 kg category, four years later in Sydney he placed 10th in 62 kg category.

Sporting career

Farkas won three silver medal (snatch, clean & jerk, total) at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships in Rijeka.^[2] One year later he won bronze medal in snatch at the European Championships.^[3]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total	Rank
width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=40	Result	width=40	Rank	width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=40	Result	width=40	Rank
Representing
Olympic Games
			127.5	132.5	135.0	132.5	9	155.0	160.0	160.0	155.0	12	287.5	10
			130.0	132.5	132.5	130.0	9	140.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	9	280.0	8
World Championships
	Vancouver, Canada		135.0	140.0	142.5	140.0	16	165.0	165.0	167.5	167.5	22	307.5	17
	Antalya, Turkey		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNS
			132.5	137.5	137.5	132.5	11	152.5	160.0	160.0	160.0	14	292.5	11
			132.5	132.5	137.5	137.5	8	160.0	160.0	165.0	165.0	6	302.5	7
			137.5	137.5	137.5	—	—	160.0	165.0	165.0	160.0	8	—	—
		59 kg				127.5					157.5		285.0	10[4]
European Championships
		69 kg	140.0	145.0	147.5	140.0	9	165.0	170.0	175.0	170.0	11	310.0	9
		62 kg	130.0	130.0	130.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
		62 kg	130.0	130.0	130.0	130.0		155.0	160.0	160.0	160.0	4	290.0	4
		64 kg	135.0	140.0	142.5	140.0		160.0	165.0	170.0	165.0		305.0
		59 kg				130.0	4				150.0	7	280.0	6
		59 kg				122.5	7				150.0	8	272.5	7

External links

• Zoltán Farkas at sports-reference.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hungarian Men Weightlifting Records. Hungarian Weightlifting Federation.
2. Web site: 1997 European Weightlifting Championships - Results. result.ewfed.com.
3. Web site: 1998 European Weightlifting Championships - Results. result.ewfed.com.
4. News: Popa nyolcadik lett. Új Kelet. hu. 20 November 1995. 12 December 2017.