Gábor Szarvas
Gábor Szarvas (born 18 November 1943 in Újpest - 3 January 1992 in Budapest) was a Hungarian male former weightlifter, who competed in the middleweight class and represented Hungary at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1969 World Weightlifting Championships and the bronze medal at the 1970 World Weightlifting Championships, both in the 75 kg category. He participated at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event.[1] Szarvas had furthermore the following podium finishes at major championships: second in the 1969 European Championships Middleweight class (440.0 kg); second in the 1970 European Championships Middleweight class (452.5 kg); second in the 1971 European Championships Middleweight class (460.0 kg); second in the 1978 European Championships Featherweight class (275.0 kg).
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Born | Újpest, Hungary | 18 November 1943||||||||||||||||
Died | Budapest, Hungary | 3 January 1992||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Testvériség | ||||||||||||||||
Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 6 October 2016. |
References
- "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Gábor Szarvas" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links
- Gábor Szarvas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)