Attila Bátky (born 23 January 1973) is an amateur Slovak

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, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal for his division at the

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, earning him a spot on the Slovak wrestling team for the Olympics. Batky is a member of the wrestling team for ASK Dukla Trenčín, and is coached and trained by Petr Hirjak. Batky made his official debut for the

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, where he placed third in the preliminary pool of the men's 84 kg class, against Sweden's

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, Japan's Shingo Matsumoto, and Kyrgyzstan's Janarbek Kenjeev. At the

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, Batky competed for the second time in the men's 84 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Cuba's

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, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Batky without a single point.

References

External links

NBC Olympics Profile
* Slovak male sport wrestlers 1973 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Slovakia Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dunajská Streda Hungarians in Slovakia World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-wrestling-bio-stub