János Varga
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Representing  Hungary
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1968 Mexico City | Bantamweight |
János Varga (born October 21, 1939) is a Hungarian wrestler and both 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, the bantamweight class.[1]
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
- ^ "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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