Géza Varasdi
The native form of this personal name is Varasdi Géza. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1952 Helsinki | 4x100 metres relay |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1954 Bern | 4x100 metres relay |
Géza Varasdi (born 6 February 1928) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was a member of the national team of Hungary between 1948 and 1956.
He competed for Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates László Zarándi, György Csányi and Béla Goldoványi. Together with the same team, he won the gold medal on 29 August 1954 in Bern, at the European Championship of Athletics in the men 4 x 100 meter relay. When participating at the Olympic Games in Melbourne, 1956, he suffered a crick in the semifinales.
Since 1956 he has lived in Melbourne, working as a doctor.
References
- Walther Umminger. A sport krónikája (in Hungarian). Budapest: Officina Nova. pp. 480, 496. ISBN 963-7836-92-6.
- "Melbourne 1956. Varasdi Géza" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- "Helsinki 1952." (in Hungarian). magyar.sport.hu. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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