Győző Veres (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2011) was a Hungarian

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. He was born in Berekböszörmény in Hajdú-Bihar County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in

weightlifting Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

in 1960 and 1964. He was named

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in 1963.

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1936 births 2011 deaths Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County Hungarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Hungary Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-weightlifting-bio-stub