Zsanett Németh

Zsanett Németh
Németh in 2019
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1994-01-21)21 January 1994
Veszprém, Hungary
Died23 June 2026(2026-06-23) (aged 32)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportWrestling
ClubÚjpesti Torna Egylet
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Novi Sad75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest76 kg

Zsanett Németh (21 January 1994 – 23 June 2026) was a Hungarian wrestler.[1] She participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won a silver medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[3]

Biography

Zsanett Németh was born in Veszprém, Hungary on 21 January 1994.[4]

In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In April 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the 76 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[6] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7] She won her first match against Iselin Moen Solheim of Norway but she was then eliminated in her next match by Martina Kuenz of Austria.[7]

Németh died on 23 June 2026, at the age of 32, after falling from her eleventh-floor apartment in Sofia, in a suspected suicide by jumping.[8][9]

Major results

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore Singapore, Singapore 7th Freestyle 70 kg
2013 World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 16th Freestyle 72 kg
2014 European Championships Finland Vantaa, Finland 5th Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 15th Freestyle 75 kg
2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 8th Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 21st Freestyle 75 kg
2016 European Championships Latvia Riga, Latvia 9th Freestyle 75 kg
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th Freestyle 75 kg
2017 European Championships Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships France Paris, France 12th Freestyle 75 kg
2018 European Championships Russia Kaspiysk, Russia 7th Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 5th Freestyle 76 kg
2019 European Championships Romania Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 76 kg
European Games Belarus Minsk, Belarus 13th Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 24th Freestyle 76 kg
World Beach Games Qatar Doha, Qatar 2nd Beach wrestling +70 kg
2020 European Championships Italy Rome, Italy 12th Freestyle 76 kg
2021 European Championships Poland Warsaw, Poland 9th Freestyle 76 kg

References

  1. ↑ "Zsanett Németh bio". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wrestling – Women's Freestyle 70 kg – Competition Sheet (With Results)" (PDF). Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "A második magyar érem is megvan a birkózó Eb-n" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Zsanett Nemeth". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tragedy! Hungarian wrestling champion Zsanett Németh dies by suicide in Sofia". BGNES: Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (in Bulgarian). 2026-06-23. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  9. ↑ "Gyász: tragikus hirtelenséggel elhunyt a birkózó Németh Zsanett". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2026-06-23. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
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