István Gáli

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIstván•Gáli
Used nameIstván•Gáli
Born5 July 1943 in Bodroghalom, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (HUN)
Died20 February 2020 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements162 cm / 48 kg
AffiliationsBHSE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

István Gáli was the boxer with Ferencváros between 1959-64, and then with Honvéd between 1965-69. In total, he won four individual and four team national titles. Between 1966-68 he was a member of the national team, and at the 1967 European Championships in Roma, was a welterweight bronze medallist. He was voted that year’s Hungarian Boxer of the Year. Gáli took part in the 1968 Mexico Olympics and was subsequently banned for one year (along with his four boxers) due of his lack of discipline at the Games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Boxing HUN István Gáli
Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =9