Vilmos Varjú
Hungarian shot putter
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Born | (1937-06-10)10 June 1937 Gyula, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 February 1994(1994-02-17) (aged 56) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Újpesti TE, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 20.45 m (1971) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vilmos Varjú (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvilmoʃ ˈvɒrjuː]; 10 June 1937 – 17 February 1994) was a Hungarian shot putter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in 3rd, 13th and 8th place, respectively.[1] Varjú won European titles in 1962 and 1966.
References
- ^ "Vilmos Varjú". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
- Vilmos Varjú at Olympics.com
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's shot put
- 1934: Arnold Viiding (EST)
- 1938: Aleksander Kreek (EST)
- 1946: Gunnar Huseby (ISL)
- 1950: Gunnar Huseby (ISL)
- 1954: Jiří Skobla (TCH)
- 1958: Arthur Rowe (GBR)
- 1962: Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
- 1966: Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
- 1969: Dieter Hoffmann (GDR)
- 1971: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1974: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1978: Udo Beyer (GDR)
- 1982: Udo Beyer (GDR)
- 1986: Werner Günthör (SUI)
- 1990: Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1994: Aleksandr Klimenko (UKR)
- 1998: Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
- 2002: Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
- 2006: Ralf Bartels (GER)
- 2010: Tomasz Majewski (POL)
- 2012: David Storl (GER)
- 2014: David Storl (GER)
- 2016: David Storl (GER)
- 2018: Michał Haratyk (POL)
- 2022: Filip Mihaljević (CRO)
- 2024: Leonardo Fabbri (ITA)
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