János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in

Kemecse Kemecse is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 4815 people (2015). International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Keme ...

, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a retired Hungarian

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, who won the

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in the

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division (– 51 kg) at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He also captured the silver medals at the

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and

1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Athens, Greece from May 29 to June 3, with the participation of 160 fighters from 26 countries. The 28th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European govern ...

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 Viktor Miroshnichenko (russian: Виктор Мирошниченко; born 1 December 1959 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired Ukrainian boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the ...

(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

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(Philippines) by decision, 4-1 **Round of 16 - Lost to

Andreas Tews Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His first international success came with his ...

(East Germany) by decision, 0-5

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* * 1961 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in boxing Hungarian male boxers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub