János Váradi

János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in Kemecse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a retired Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division ( 51 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medals at the 1987 and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships.

János Váradi
János Váradi going to the neutral corner as East German Klaus-Dieter Kirchstein receiving a ten-count after being knocked down
Personal information
Full nameVáradi János
Nationality Hungary
Born (1961-02-28) 28 February 1961
Kemecse
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight
ClubNyíregyházi Vasutas SC
Debreceni Munkás Vasutas SC
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Flyweight
World championships
Bronze medal – third place1986 RenoFlyweight kg
Friendship Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Havana Flyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Varna Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 1987 Turin Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 1989 Athens Flyweight

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 (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 (Philippines) by decision, 4-1
    • Round of 16 - Lost to Andreas Tews (East Germany) by decision, 0-5
  • Boxing record for János Váradi from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Váradi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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