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József Várszegi

1910 - 1977

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József Várszegi (also known as József Vennesz; 7 September 1910, in Győr – 12 June 1977, in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Among his best results are a European Championships bronze medal from 1938 and an Olympic Games bronze from 1948. Várszegi won the Hungarian national championships a record 20 times between 1932 and 1952 and also broke the Hungarian national record six times during his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. József Várszegi is the 1,445th most popular athlete (up from 1,548th in 2019), the 687th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 726th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, József Várszegi ranks 1,445 out of 6,025. Before him are Erki Nool, Gustaf Lindblom, Paul Van Asbroeck, Rita Wilden, Kazimierz Paździor, and Maurice Vignerot. After him are Wolfgang Schmidt, Lawrence Shields, Valentin Gavrilov, Leon Rotman, Cornelius Warmerdam, and Jörg Drehmel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, József Várszegi ranks 340. Before him are Duncan Gregg, So Yamamura, Guy Mairesse, Kurt Hoffmann, Mohamed Amin Didi, and Aleks Buda. After him are Hilda Strike, Edmundo Ros, Erik Ode, Alois Schnabel, Alexandru Cuedan, and María Rosa Lida de Malkiel. Among people deceased in 1977, József Várszegi ranks 225. Before him are Sergei Lemeshev, Giorgio La Pira, Ernő Nagy, Tay Garnett, Arvo Haavisto, and Andy Devine. After him are Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Jean Taris, Grațian Sepi, H. A. Rey, Marston Morse, and Nunnally Johnson.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, József Várszegi ranks 687 out of 1,077. Before him are Lajos Asztalos (1889), Zoltán Nemere (1942), Ernő Solymosi (1940), László Jeney (1923), Ferenc Seres (1945), and József Bajza (1804). After him are Olga Tass (1929), Rudolf Illovszky (1922), Géza Csapó (1950), Lőrinc Szabó (1900), Gábor Benedek (1927), and Hilda Gobbi (1913).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, József Várszegi ranks 58. Before him are Péter Marót (1945), Paula Marosi (1936), Kálmán Markovits (1931), Bertalan Papp (1913), Zoltán Nemere (1942), and László Jeney (1923). After him are Géza Csapó (1950), Gábor Benedek (1927), Vilmos Varjú (1937), Károly Takács (1910), Miklós Ambrus (1933), and János Urányi (1924).

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