Erik Torba

Erik Torba (born 1 February 1996) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a silver medalist at the European Games and a bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Erik Torba
Erik Torba at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
Height164 cm (5.38 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 60 kg
  • 63 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 63 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 63 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Novi Sad 63 kg

Career

Torba competed in the men's 59 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia and the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.[1][2] At the beginning of 2018, United World Wrestling implemented changes to the weight classes used in wrestling and in that year he began competing in the 60 kg and 63 kg weight classes.[3] He competed in the men's 60 kg event both at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk, Russia and the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[4][5]

Torba represented Hungary at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus and he won the silver medal in the 60 kg event.[6][7] In the final, he lost against Stepan Maryanyan of Russia.[7] He also competed in the 60 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[8]

In 2020, Torba won one of the bronze medals in the 63 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[9][10] In that same year, he also won the silver medal in the 63 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[11][12]

In March 2021, Torba competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13] He won his first two matches and he was then unable to qualify as he lost his match in the semi-finals against Kerem Kamal of Turkey.[13]

In 2022, Torba won one of the bronze medals in the 63 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[14] He lost his bronze medal match in the 60 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15][16] A few months later, he competed at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[17]

Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Greco-Roman 60 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Greco-Roman 63 kg

References
  1. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "New Weight Categories, 2018 Host Cities Among Wrestling's Bureau Announcements". United World Wrestling. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Langride and Ellis lift European Games badminton men's doubles title as British players enjoy successful day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. Iveson, Ali (14 December 2020). "Russia win four more titles as Greco-Roman dominance continues at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  13. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  15. Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  16. "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  17. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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