Gyula Bóbis

The native form of this personal name is Bóbis Gyula. This article uses the Western name order.
Gyula Bóbis
Personal information
Born 7 October 1909
Kecskemét, Hungary[1]
Died 24 January 1972 (aged 62)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Club BVSC, Budapest
Budapesti Lokomotív
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1948 London Freestyle, +87 kg
World Championships
1950 Stockholm Greco-Roman, +87 kg
European Championships
1937 Munich Freestyle, +87 kg
1939 Oslo Greco-Roman, +87 kg

Gyula Bóbis (7 October 1909 – 24 January 1972) was a Hungarian heavyweight wrestler. He competed at the 1936 Olympics in the Greco-Roman and at the 1948 Olympics in the freestyle division and won a gold medal in 1948. He also won a silver medal at the 1950 World Championships and bronze medals at the 1937 and 1939 European championships.[2]

Bóbis was born in a family of eight siblings and later had five children himself,[3] including the Olympic fencer Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis.[1] He worked for Hungarian railways and was an avid singer. While being a large and brave man he had a fear of mice.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gyula Bóbis. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Bobis, Gyula (HUN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. 1 2 Bóbis Gyula. Hungarian Olympic Committee


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