| Garry Kallos | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Sport: | Wrestling, sambo |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Alma Mater: | Concordia University (Bachelor of Applied Science '80) |
| Hometown: | Montreal, Canada |
| Coach: | Victor Zilberman[1] |
Garry Kallos (born 5 March 1956) is a Canadian former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and won five gold medals at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, and sambo competitor who won a gold medal at the Pan American Games.[2]
Kallos was born in Budapest, Hungary, and resides in Montreal, Canada.[3] His parents were Holocaust survivors.[4]
He attended Concordia University (Bachelor of Applied Science '80).[5] Kallos competed in the 95+ kilo weight class at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union championships, where he won the gold medal in 1978 and 1984.[5] [6] He was named to the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[5]
From 1979-81, he won Canada's national freestyle championship.[5] In addition, from 1979-83, he was national Greco-Roman champion.[5]
He won a gold medal for Canada at 90 kg in Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[5]
Kallos finished in 10th place in the light-heavyweight category in Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5] [7] He also qualified to represent Canada in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, in both Greco Roman and Freestyle.[3]
Kallos is Jewish, and won five gold medals and a silver at the Maccabiah Games in Israel (1977 Maccabiah Games, 1981 Maccabiah Games (two gold medals), and 1985 Maccabiah Games).[8] [9] [10] [5] He was the Team Canada coach at the Maccabiah Games in 1993 and 1997.[11] [5] [12]