Great Olympians

Biographies - VAR

Várady Jenö

Olympic Competitor nr 4637

• 1908-07-29-15:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat two - lost (307.5)

Ioannis Varanakis

Olympic Competitor nr 2929

• 1906-04-25-17:30 - Weightlifting - Two-handed - seventh (300)
• 1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - Shot Put - AC (162)
• 1906-04-27-17:00 - Weightlifting - One-handed - sixth (480)

Emil Väre (Vilén)

B. 1885-09-28, Kärkölä, Finland; D. 1974-01-31
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (2 gold)

	1912	1920	bonus	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	gold	gold	9600	28800
	9600	9600	9600	28800

He became interested in wrestling at the beginning of the century in St.Petersburg, and soon became one of the best himself. He also won the World Championship in 1911.

Olympic Competitor nr 6027

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - won by fall
• 1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - won by fall
• 1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round four - lost (both)
• 1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round five - won by fall
• 1912-07-14-13:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round six - won by fall
• 1912-07-15-15:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), final round two - won by fall
• 1912-07-15-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), final round three - won by fall - first (9600)

Hjalmar Väre

Olympic Competitor nr 5758

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 66th - Team - fifth (250)

Varga Béla

Olympic Competitor nr 6067

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - won by fall
• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - lost
• 1912-07-08-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round three - won by fall
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round four - won by fall
• 1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round five - won by fall
• 1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round six - won by decision
• 1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), final round one - lost - abandoned (3840)

Vargha Pál

Olympic Competitor nr 2993

• 1906-04-26-17:00 - Athletics - Javelin Throw - 11th (72)
• 1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - tenth (112.5)
• 1906-04-27-15:30- Athletics - Pentathlon, 3 events - 22nd (0.72)
• 1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - AC (30.38)
• 1906-04-30-16:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles round one - AC (134.0)

Bill Varley

Olympic Competitor nr 1894

• 1904-07-30-16:50 - Rowing - Double Sculls - first (6000)
• 1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Coxless Pairs - second (3750)

Fleetwood Varley

Olympic Competitor nr 3365

• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - second (750)
• 1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 50th
• 1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 27th (0.04)

George Varnell

Olympic Competitor nr 2000

• 1904-08-31-16:00? - Athletics - 400 m Hurdles - fourth (1200)
• 1904-09-01-15:00? - Athletics - 200 m Hurdles - fourth (1200)

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2011-08-16

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