Gábor Szarvas

Gábor Szarvas
Personal information
Born(1943-11-18)18 November 1943
Újpest, Hungary
Died3 January 1992(1992-01-03) (aged 48)
Budapest, Hungary
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportWeightlifting
Weight class75 kg
ClubTestvériség
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Warsaw 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Columbus 75 kg
Updated on 6 October 2016

Gábor Szarvas ((1943-11-18)18 November 1943 in Újpest - (1992-01-03)3 January 1992 in Budapest) was a Hungarian male weightlifter, who competed in the middleweight class and represented Hungary at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1969 World Weightlifting Championships and the bronze medal at the 1970 World Weightlifting Championships, both in the 75 kg category. He participated at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event.[1] Szarvas had furthermore the following podium finishes at major championships: second in the 1969 European Championships Middleweight class (440.0 kg); second in the 1970 European Championships Middleweight class (452.5 kg); second in the 1971 European Championships Middleweight class (460.0 kg); second in the 1978 European Championships Featherweight class (275.0 kg).

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Gábor Szarvas" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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