János Varga

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]

János Varga

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

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.