Ferenc Varga (athlete) explained

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]

External links

• Web site: ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0. 2010-01-05 . 5 January 2010.
• Web site: Sports-reference.com profile . 28 March 2018 . 20 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920015754/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/ferenc-varga-1.html . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007. https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 . dead . 2009-11-09 . 2009-11-09 .
2. News: Elhunyt Varga Ferenc, a sportág első magyar olimpiai érmese . 17 January 2023 . Kajakkenu Sport . 17 January 2023.