János Varga
Football player (b. 1932)
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| Intro | Football player (b. 1932) | |
| Places | Hungary | |
| was | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 19 May 1932, Annavölgy | |
| Death | 29 January 2010 (aged 77 years) |
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Biography
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.
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.