János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in Kemecse, 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 (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He also captured the silver medals at the

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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 governi ...

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 (; 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 silver medal in the flyweight division (– 5 ...

(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 Roberto Alas Jalnaiz (born November 10, 1966) is a retired amateur boxer from the Philippines who is best known for winning his country's only gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games. Competing in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division, he ...

(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 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub