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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
Personal information
Born(1939-10-21)21 October 1939
Abony, Hungary
Died29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 83)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Bantamweight
World Championships
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Silver medal – second place 1961 Yokohama Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Toledo Bantamweight
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Gold medal – first place 1963 Helsingborg Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 1967 Bucharest Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Sofia Bantamweight

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

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.

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. 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. Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság – Olimpikonjaink (in Hungarian)
  3. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 29 August 2008)

External links

Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman bantamweight
  • 1924–1928: 58 kg
  • 1932–1936: 56 kg
  • 1948–1996: 57 kg
  • 2000: 58 kg
  • 2004–2012: 55 kg
  • 2016: 59 kg
  • 2020–present: 60 kg


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