János Varga

János Varga (born October 21, 1939) is a Hungarian wrestler and both Olympic champion and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]

János Varga
Personal information
Born (1939-10-21) 21 October 1939
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Bantamweight

Olympics

Varga competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class.[2]

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.

He 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. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 29, 2008)
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