János Váradi

János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in Kemecse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a retired Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medals at the 1987 and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships.

János Váradi

János Váradi going to the neutral corner as East German Klaus-Dieter Kirchstein receiving a ten-count after being knocked down
Personal information
Full name	Váradi János
Nationality	Hungary
Born	(1961-02-28) 28 February 1961 (age 63) Kemecse
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Flyweight
Club	Nyíregyházi Vasutas SC Debreceni Munkás Vasutas SC
Medal record Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Flyweight World championships 1986 Reno Flyweight kg Friendship Games 1984 Havana Flyweight European Amateur Championships 1983 Varna Flyweight 1987 Turin Flyweight 1989 Athens Flyweight

Professional career

Váradi turned pro in 1990 and retired shortly thereafter, in 1991. His record was 5-0-0 with one no contest.

Olympic Games

• 1980 Moscow Olympic Results - Boxed as a Flyweight (51 kg)
  • Round of 16 - Defeated Rabi Raj Thapa (Nepal) referee stopped contest in first round
  • Quarterfinals - Defeated Daniel Radu (Romania) by decision, 4-1
  • Semifinals - Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

• 1988 Seoul Olympic Results - Boxed as a Flyweight (51 kg)
  • Round of 64 - bye
  • Round of 32 - Defeated Roberto Jalnaiz (Philippines) by decision, 4-1
  • Round of 16 - Lost to Andreas Tews (East Germany) by decision, 0-5

External links

• Boxing record for János Váradi from BoxRec (registration required)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Váradi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.