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Hungarian freestyle wrestler

The native form of this personal name is Aubéli Ottó Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ottó Aubéli

Personal information
Full name Ottó Zsolt Aubéli
Nationality Hungary
Born (1975-03-31) 31 March 1975 (age 49)Esztergom, Hungary
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Style Freestyle
Club Csepeli BC Budapest
Coach Csaba Ubránkovics
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing Hungary World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2005 Budapest 120 kg European Championships Bronze medal – third place 2005 Varna 120 kg

Ottó Zsolt Aubéli (born March 31, 1975, in Esztergom) is an amateur Hungarian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] In 2005, he won two bronze medals at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.[2]

Aubeli made his official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed third in the preliminary pool of the men's 120 kg class, against Georgia's Alex Modebadze, and Russia's Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Aubeli reached the quarterfinal round of the 120 kg class by easily defeating Palau's Florian Skilang Temengil. He lost to former Olympic champion and Russian-born wrestler David Musuľbes of Slovakia, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Aubeli with a single point.[4]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ottó Aubéli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ Fuller, John (20 September 2005). "2005 World Championships preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle wrestling". The Mat. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 120kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Quarterfinal Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.