Zoltán Farkas (born 19 November 1974 in Sovata) is a Hungarian weightlifter. He holds the 69 kg Hungarian record. He competed in two Olympic Games. In Atlanta he finished in the 8th place in 59 kg category, four years later in Sydney he placed 10th in 62 kg category.
Sporting career Farkas won three silver medals (snatch, clean & jerk, total) at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships in Rijeka. One year later he won bronze medal in snatch at the European Championships.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123ResultRank123ResultRankRepresenting Olympic Games2000 Sydney, Australia 62 kg 127.5132.5135.0132.59155.0160.0160.0155.012287.5101996 Atlanta, United States 59 kg 130.0132.5132.5130.09140.0145.0150.0150.09280.08World Championships2003 Vancouver, Canada 69 kg 135.0140.0142.5140.016165.0165.0167.5167.522307.5172001 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg ———————————DNS1999 Athens, Greece 62 kg 132.5137.5137.5132.511152.5160.0160.0160.014292.5111998 Lahti, Finland 62 kg 132.5132.5137.5137.58160.0160.0165.0165.06302.571997 Chiang Mai, Thailand 64 kg 137.5137.5137.5——160.0165.0165.0160.08——1995 Guangzhou, China 59 kg 127.5157.5285.010European Championships2002 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 140.0145.0147.5140.09165.0170.0175.0170.011310.091999 La Coruña, Spain 62 kg 130.0130.0130.0—————————1998 Riesa, Germany 62 kg 130.0130.0130.0130.0155.0160.0160.0160.04290.041997 Rijeka, Croatia 64 kg 135.0140.0142.5140.0160.0165.0170.0165.0305.01995 Warsaw, Poland 59 kg 130.04150.07280.061994 Sokolov, Czech Republic 59 kg 122.57150.08272.57
References
External links Zoltán Farkas at sports-reference.com