Péter Farkas
Full name: Péter Farkas
Gender: Male
Height: 6-0 (183 cm)
Weight: 192 lbs (87 kg)
Born: August 14, 1968 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Affiliations: Ãjpesti TE, Budapest (HUN)
Country: 
Hungary
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
Biography
In 2004 Péter Farkas was discovered, with his brother, to be running a large marijuana farm in a suburb of Budapest. They were arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. Farkas fled, however, and was found in 2009 in Andorra, and arrested again. The sentence had been increased to seven years during his flight. Farkas had the following finishes at major championships â 1990 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1991 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1993 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (5th); 1991 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1996 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1989 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (4th). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman | Hungary | HUN | 1 | Gold | |
| 1996 Summer | 27 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman | Hungary | HUN | 17T |
Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | CP | MR | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Final Standings | 1 | 1992-07-28 | |||||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1992-07-30 | Farkas (HUN) decision (6-1), StÄpieÅ (POL) | |||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Five | 1 | 1992-07-29 | 15,0 | ||||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Five | Match #1 | 1 | 1992-07-29 | Farkas (HUN) decision (2-0), Fredriksson (SWE) | 3,0 | ||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Four | 1 | 1992-07-29 | 12,0 | ||||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Four | Match #2 | 1 | 1992-07-29 | Farkas (HUN) decision (2-0), Henderson (USA) | 3,0 | ||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Three | 1 | 1992-07-28 | 9,0 | ||||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Three | Match #2 | 1 | 1992-07-28 | Farkas (HUN) decision (1-0), Zander (GER) | 3,0 | ||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Two | 1T | 1992-07-28 | 6,0 | ||||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round Two | Match #3 | 1 | 1992-07-28 | Farkas (HUN) decision (2-0), Hussain (EGY) | 3,0 | ||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round One | 1T | 1992-07-28 | 3,0 | ||||
| 1992 Summer | 23 | Barcelona | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Group B - Round One | Match #3 | 1 | 1992-07-28 | Farkas (HUN) decision (4-1), Kasum (IOA) | 3,0 | ||
| 1996 Summer | 27 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Final Standings | 17T | 1996-07-19 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 Summer | 27 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Classification Round Two | Match #3 | 2 | 1996-07-19 | Geghamyan (ARM) decision (4-0) (5:00), Farkas (HUN) | 0 | ||
| 1996 Summer | 27 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Hungary | HUN | Round One | Match #6 | 2 | 1996-07-19 | Tsvir (RUS) decision (3-0) (5:00), Farkas (HUN) | 0 |
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