Ferenc Varga (athlete)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
1952 Helsinki | K-2 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
|
1954 Mâcon | K-4 10000 m |
Ferenc Varga (3 July 1925 – 17 January 2023) was a Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed in the early to mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
Varga also won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.
Varga died on 17 January 2023, at the age of 97.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). 9 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Elhunyt Varga Ferenc, a sportág első magyar olimpiai érmese". Kajakkenu Sport. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- "Sports-reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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