Victor Daniel Verník (born 28 March 1948) is an Argentine former

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. At the

1965 Maccabiah Games The 7th Maccabiah Games in 1965 saw 1,500 athletes from 29 different countries compete in 21 sports. It was the first Maccabiah Games for Iran, Jamaica, Peru, and Venezuela. The United States delegation won the most gold medals, followed by Israel, ...

in Israel, Vernik won a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the middleweight wrestling competition.

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* 1948 births Living people Argentine male sport wrestlers Maccabiah Games medalists in wrestling Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Argentina Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games Jewish wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Argentina Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Wrestlers at the 1967 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1971 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine people 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-wrestling-bio-stub