Varga, Bela

Bela Varga ( Hungarian. Varga Béla ; June 2, 1889 - April 4, 1969 ) is an Austro-Hungarian and Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, winner of the Olympic Games.

Bela Varga
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Varga (right) vs. Anders Algren at the 1912 Olympics
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A country	Austria-Hungary Hungary
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Awards and medals Greco-Roman wrestling Olympic Games Bronze Stockholm 1912 up to 82.5 kg Unofficial European Championships Gold Budapest 1910 up to 82.5 kg Gold Budapest 1912 over 82.5 kg

Bela Varga was born in 1889 in Kishkunfeledhaz . In 1910, at the unofficial world championship in Vienna, he won first place in the weight category over 75 kg. In 1912, he won the unofficial European Championship in Budapest, and won the bronze medal at the Stockholm Olympics . In 1913, he won the unofficial European Championship in Budapest.

In 1921, 1923 and 1924, Bela Varga became the champion of Hungary. In 1922, Bela Varga took part in the World Cup in Stockholm, but took only 6th place. In 1924, he participated in the Olympic Games in Paris , but became only the 5th. In 1925 he took part in the European Championship in Milan, but there he became only 7th.