Francisc Balla

Francisc Balla
Balla (left) at the 1965 World Championships
Personal information
Born22 October 1932 (1932-10-22)
Păuleni-Ciuc, Romania[1]
Died16 October 2023 (2023-10-17) (aged 90)
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Romania
World Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Manchester -87 kg
Silver medal – second place 1967 New Delhi -87 kg
European Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Istanbul -87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Skopje -87 kg

Francisc Balla (Hungarian: Ferenc Balló, 22 October 1932 – 16 October 2023) was a Romanian middleweight freestyle wrestler. He won silver medals at the 1965 and 1967 world and 1967 European championships. An ethnic Hungarian, he competed for Romania at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.[1][2] Balla died on 16 October 2023, at the age of 90.[3]

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  3. ^ A murit fostul mare luptător român, Ferenc Ballo, la vârsta de 91 de ani (in Romanian)