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Vilmos Varjú

1937 - 1994

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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. Varjú won European titles in 1962 and 1966 and won the British AAA Championships title at the 1964 AAA Championships and 1965 AAA Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vilmos Varjú is the 1,500th most popular athlete (up from 1,555th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 728th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vilmos Varjú ranks 1,500 out of 6,025. Before him are Göte Hagström, Jan Wienese, Ihor Rybak, Herbert Lindström, Wilson Kiprugut, and Mary Carew. After him are Eero Kolehmainen, Romas Ubartas, Carl Bertilsson, Nino, Vincent Matthews, and Max Stiepl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Vilmos Varjú ranks 452. Before him are Martin Lauer, Yvonne Craig, Viktor Mamatov, Arturo Chaires, Nancy Wilson, and Martin Litchfield West. After him are Joseph P. Allen, Lothar Späth, Fred Akuffo, Jay Silvester, Josef Stiegler, and Christian de Chalonge. Among people deceased in 1994, Vilmos Varjú ranks 298. Before him are Marcel Mouloudji, Lassi Parkkinen, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Ellsworth Vines, Herbert Schade, and Cheb Hasni. After him are Albert Decourtray, Kelpo Gröndahl, Frank Belknap Long, Erwin Strittmatter, Mikhail Krivonosov, and Roger Apéry.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Vilmos Varjú ranks 697 out of 1,077. Before him are Lőrinc Szabó (1900), Gábor Benedek (1927), Hilda Gobbi (1913), Victor Basch (1863), Sándor Kisfaludy (1772), and Tibor Klampár (1953). After him are Cécile Tormay (1876), Károly Takács (1910), Miklós Ambrus (1933), János Urányi (1924), Zoltán Ribli (1951), and Valentine Telegdi (1922).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Vilmos Varjú ranks 61. Before him are Bertalan Papp (1913), Zoltán Nemere (1942), László Jeney (1923), József Várszegi (1910), Géza Csapó (1950), and Gábor Benedek (1927). After him are Károly Takács (1910), Miklós Ambrus (1933), János Urányi (1924), Gábor Novák (1934), Béla Zsitnik (1924), and Klára Fried-Bánfalvi (1931).

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