Great Olympians

Biographies - VAR

Birger Var

B. 1893-06-30, Moss, Norway; D. 1970-03-22
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Lipat Varabiev

B. 1951-04-08, Crișan, Romania
Canoeing, Canadian

	1980	HP
Men's Singles, 500 m	7th	400
Men's Singles, 1000 m	fifth	1000
		1400

Kenchappa Varadaiah "KV" Varadaraj

B. 1924-05-07, Mysore, Karn., India; D. 2011-12-20
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

He was also on the team in 1952, but did not play.

Váradi-Péter Ilona

B. 1894-08-06, Budapest, Hungary
Tennis

	1924	HP
Women's Singles	R2	0.85
Mixed Doubles	R2	39.56
		40.41

Váradi János

B. 1961-02-28, Kemecse, Hungary
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	bronze		R2	3199.13
				3199.13

Várady Béla

B. 1953-04-12, Gömörszőlős, Hungary; D. 2014-01-23
Football (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Várady Jenö

Olympic Competitor nr 4637

1908-07-29-15:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat two - lost (307.5)

Žarko Varajić

B. 1951-21-26, Nikšić, Montenegro, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	800
		800

James Patrick "Jack" Varaleau

B. 1922-05-22, Vanier, Ont., Canada; D. 2004-11-27
Weightlifting

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	sixth	dnf	960.384
			960.384

George Varaljay

B. 1941-03-09, Budapest, Hungary, represented Canada
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		7.78000045

Marcello Varallo

B. 1947-10-08, Milano, Italy
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	10th	100
		100

Ioannis Varanakis

from Alexandria, represented Egypt
Athletics - Track & Field & Weightlifting

	1906	HP
Men's Shot Put	ac	162
Men's One-Handed lifting	sixth	480
Men's Two-Handed lifting	7th	300
		942

Olympic Competitor nr 2929

1906-04-25-17:30 - Weightlifting - Two-handed - seventh (300)
1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - Shot Put - AC (162)
1906-04-27-17:00 - Weightlifting - One-handed - sixth (480)

Adolfas Varanauskas

B. 1934-02-04, Paliepis, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2007-01-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Shot Put	8th	384
		384

Bruno José Varani

B. 1925-09-16, Santa Fe, Argentina; D. 2005-05-25
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(15th)	3.2
		3.2

René Varas Asenjo

B. 1936-05-19, La Unión, Chile
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1972	HP
Jumping, Individual	10th	125
Jumping, Team	9th	40
		165

Varasdi Géza

B. 1928-02-06, Budapest, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres		R1:3rd	0.023
Men's 4x100m Relay	bronze	SF:5th	672.5
			672.523

Helen Varcoe

B. 1907-02-18, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1995-05
Swimming (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		640

Jack Vard

B. 1926-05-29, Dublin, Ireland; D. 1998-04-13
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	17th	6
		6

Mihai Vardală

B. 1903, from București, represented Romania
Rugby (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	bronze	1280
		1280

Yuri Vardanyan

B. 1956-06-13, Gyumri, Armenia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2018-11-01
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Emil Väre (Vilén)

B. 1885-09-28, Kärkölä, Finland; D. 1974-01-31
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (2 gold)

1912 1920 bonus HP

Lightweight (-67.5 kg) gold gold 9600 28800

9600 9600 9600 28800

	1912	1920	bonus	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	gold	gold	9600	28800
	9600	9600	9600	28800

He became interested in wrestling at the beginning of the century in St.Petersburg, and soon became one of the best himself. He also won the World Championship in 1911.

Olympic Competitor nr 6027

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round four - lost (both)
1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round five - won by fall
1912-07-14-13:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round six - won by fall
1912-07-15-15:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), final round two - won by fall
1912-07-15-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), final round three - won by fall - first (9600)

Hjalmar Väre

Olympic Competitor nr 5758

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 66th - Team - fifth (250)

Alberto " Schwalb

B. 1940-11-16, Montevideo, Uruguay
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	-8.20
		0.000000452

Benjamín Varela

B. 1955-03-14, represented Puerto Rico
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	15th	15
		15

Javier Varela Trejo

B. 1940-09-27, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	16th	(16th)	6.4
			6.4

Manuel Varela

represented Argentina; D. 2013-03
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	7th	600
		600

Tomás Varela Pérez

B. 1948-03-07, represented Cuba
Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Ines Varenkamp

B. 1963-11-15, Varel, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Road Cycling

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Road Race	12th	12th	120
			120

Corrado Varesco

B. 1938-11-18, Tesero, Italy
Biathlon

	1972	HP
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	10th	25
		25

Carlo Varetto

B. 1905-05-27, represented Italy
Shooting

	1936	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	23rd				0.384
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions				26th	0.064
					0.448

Sergio Varetto

B. 1937-07-28, Vergato, Italy
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	29th	0.024
		0.024

Varga Béla

Olympic Competitor nr 6067

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-08-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round four - won by fall
1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round five - won by fall
1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round six - won by decision
1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), final round one - lost - abandoned (3840)
1924: GR 648

Dezideriu Varga

B. 1939-05-14, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania
Ice Hockey

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	12th	12th		7th	240
					240

Varga Ferenc

B. 1925-07-03, Romhány, Hungary
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	bronze	1920
		1920

Varga Imre

B. 1945-08-19, Nagyszénás, Hungary; D. 2011-09-18
Judo

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	R1			520.587
Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg)			QF	520.587
Men's Open Class		R2		31.12
				551.707

Iosif Varga

B. 1934-09-06, Lorint, Romania
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:2nd	204
		204

Varga István

B. 1943-09-07, Abony, Hungary; D. 2014-12-06
Handball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	sixth	448
			448

Varga János

B. 1939-10-21, Pest, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

Greco-Roman	1964	1968	1972	HP
Bantamweight (-57 kg)	9th	gold	fourth	12240
Freestyle	1964			HP
Bantamweight (-57 kg)	7th			600
				12840

Varga Károly

B. 1955-09-28, Budapest, Hungary
Shooting (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, prone	gold	6400
		6400

Varga Lajos

B. 1933-11-23, Gyoma, Hungary; D. 2006-02-07
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	32nd	32th	-2.50
Men's Team Combined	12th	9th	50
			50.005

Varga László

B. 1953-04-07, Tét, Hungary
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg)	8th	384
		384

Robert Varga

B. 1941-09-23, Échirolles, France
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	R1:10th	150
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:9th	75
		225

Varga Tamás

B. 1975-07-14, Szolnok, Hungary
Water Polo (2 gold)

	2004	2008	2012	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	fifth	10350
				10350

Varga Zoltán

B. 1945-01-01, Vál, Hungary; D. 2010-04-09
Football (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	162
		162

He was also on the team in 1968, but did not play.

Svetlana Anatolyevna Varganova

B. 1964-11-19, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	silver	4000
		4000

Eduardo Vargas

B. 1910-02-26, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R1	116.9
		116.9

Francisco Vargas Gajica

B. 1963-11-12, represented Colombia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 20 km Race Walk	18th	2.56
		2.56

Israel Vargas Zuñiga

B. 1946-01-17, Veracruz, Ver., Mexico
Freestyle Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)	18th	3.84
		3.84

Javier Vargas Rueda

B. 1942-11-22, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Joseph Michael "Joe" Vargas

B. 1955-10-04, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Jorge Leonardo Vargas Kerrigan

B. 1942-07-04, Lima, Peru
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Juan Carlos Igancio Vargas Barneond

B. 1963-07-31, San Martín, El Salvador
Judo

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg)	Rep1		Rep1	R1	8.57
					8.57

María Cecilia Vargas Santana

B. 1957-10-28, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	34th	-2.16
Women's 200 m Backstroke	33rd	-2.26
		0.00416

Martín Adolfo Vargas Fuentes

B. 1955-01-24, Osomo, Chile
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Rostislav Yevgenyevich Vargashkin

B. 1933-06-02, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, lived in Moskva, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Time Trial		bronze	3840
Men's Tandem Sprint	10th		125
			3965

Vargha Csongor

B. 1946-02-13, Cham, Germany, represented Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	sixth	320
		320

Vargha Ilona

B. 1910-06-08, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1973-04-19
Fencing

	1936	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	7th	600
		600

Vargha Pál

B. 1878, represented Hungary; D; 1918
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:ac	134
Men's High Jump	ac	30.38
Men's Long Jump	10th	112.5
Men's Javelin Throw	11th	72
Men's Pentathlon	22nd	0.45
		349.33

Olympic Competitor nr 2993

1906-04-26-17:00 - Athletics - Javelin Throw - 11th (72)
1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - tenth (112.5)
1906-04-27-15:30- Athletics - Pentathlon, 3 events - 22nd (0.72)
1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - AC (30.38)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles round one - AC (134.0)

Antonio Vargiu

B. 1937-05-13, Cagliari, Italy
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Oddvar Vargset

B. 1925-10-06, Narvik, Norway; D. 1997-11-23
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1956	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	11th	96
		96

Várhelyi Péter

B. 1950-04-15, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	sixth	320
		320

Várhidi Pál

B. 1931-11-06, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2015-11-12
Football (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Carlos Alberto Vario

B. 1947-10-17, Florida, Argentina
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1964	1968	HP
FR Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)	9th	18th	243.84
GR Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)		21st	4.8
GR Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	18th		4.8
			248.64

Varjú Vilmos

B. 1937-06-10, Gyula, Hungary; D. 1994-02-17
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Shot Put	bronze	QU:13th	8th	4262.4
				4262.4

Várkői Ferenc

B. 1916-01-27, Csongrád, Hungary; D. 1987-11-12
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	29th	0.016
Men's Team All-Around	bronze	640
Men's Floor Exercise	34th	-
Men's Horse Vault	10th	25
Men's Parallel Bars	34th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	55th	-
Men's Rings	29th	0.004
Men's Pommeled Horse	26th	0.016
		665.036

Viktor Ivanovich Varlamov

B. 1948-04-28, Petropavl, Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Men's 5000 metres	fourth	1600
Men's 10000 metres	fourth	1600
		3200

Although born in Kazakhstan, he started speed skating in UFa, Bashkiria, Russia and was champion of Russia in 1973. I shall class him as Russian.

William Michael "Bill" Varley

B. 1880-11-06, New York, NY, USA; D. 1968-10
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Double Sculls	gold	6000
Men's Coxless Pairs	silver	3750
		9750

Olympic Competitor nr 1894

1904-07-30-16:50 - Rowing - Double Sculls - first (6000)
1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Coxless Pairs - second (3750)

Fleetwood Varley

Olympic Competitor nr 3365

1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - second (750)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 50th
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 27th (0.04)

Michael Andrew "Mick" Varley

B. 1939-11-30, Nottingham, England, Great Britain
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	861
		861

Royston Varley

B. 1952-01-27, represented Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	33rd	-2.26
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-10.26
Men's Slalom	26th	0.064
		0.06656

George Marshall Varnell

B. 1882-08-10, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1967-02-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's 200 m Hurdles	fourth	1200
Men's 400 m Hurdles	fourth	1200
		2400

He represented the Chicago Athletic Association in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2000

1904-08-31-16:00? - Athletics - 400 m Hurdles - fourth (1200)
1904-09-01-15:00? - Athletics - 200 m Hurdles - fourth (1200)

Ernesto Varona Morell

B. 1940-11-07, represented Cuba
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg)	15th	15
		15

Óscar Varona Varona

B. 1949-07-22, represented Cuba
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	7th	1480
			1480

Georgi Dimitrov Varoshkin

B. 1932-12-20, represented Bulgaria; D. 2017-09-20
Alpine Skiing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Downhill	24th	29th	0.176
Men's Giant Slalom	41st	29th	0.016064
Men's Slalom	dnf	29th	0.016
			0.208064

Varró József

B. 1944-03-02, Kóka, Hungary
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf			-10.32
Three-Day Event, Team	dnf			-
Jumping, Team			fourth	400
				400

Várszegi József

B. 1910-09-07, Györ, Hungary; D. 1977-06-12
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	8th	bronze	QU:23rd	4224.384
				4224.384

(Arvo) Ilmari Vartia

B. 1914-08-25, Jyväskylä, Finland; D. 1951-05-25
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:7th	0.000000014
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	1.065
		1.065000014

He died of a fencing wound during the 1951 World Championships.

Raimo Veikko Vartia

B. 1937-01-15, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2018-12-18
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Aimo Antero Vartiainen

B. 1927-07-14, Rovaniemi, Finland
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	53rd	0.000000192
Men's Combined	dnf	-
Men's Slalom	21st	0.64
		0.640000192

(Toini) Veikko Vartiainen

B. 1913-08-20, Tampere, Finland; D. 1981-01-11
Equestrianism - Jumping & Equestrianism - Eventing

	1948	1952	HP
Jumping, Individual	dnf		0.00002
Three−Day Event, Individual		dnf	0.00000002
Three−Day Event, Team		dnf	-
			0.00002002

Roman Vartolomeu

B. 1950-05-09, represented Romania
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	silver	2000
		2000

Simion Vartolomeu

B. 1891, represented Romania
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle	52nd	0.0000006
Men's Free Rifle, prone	55th	0.000000125
Men's Free Rifle, team	13th	6.4
		6.400000725

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-06-25

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