János_Varga

János Varga

János Varga

Hungarian wrestler (1939–2022)

The native form of this personal name is Varga János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

János Varga (21 October 1939 – 29 December 2022) was a Hungarian wrestler and both an Olympic champion and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]

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Olympics

Varga competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in the bantamweight class.[3]

World championships

Varga won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1963 FILA Wrestling World Championships, and again a gold medal in 1970. He received a silver medal in 1967, and a bronze medal in 1971.

Varga received a silver medal in Freestyle wrestling at the 1961 FILA Wrestling World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1962 FILA Wrestling World Championships.

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Varga Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság – Olimpikonjaink (in Hungarian)
  3. [3]
    "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 29 August 2008)


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