Richard Varga
Personal information
Born (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989[1]
Bratislava, Slovakia[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's aquathlon
Representing  Slovakia
ITU Aquathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Elite
Gold medal – first place2013 Elite
Gold medal – first place2012 Elite
Gold medal – first place2010 Elite
Silver medal – second place2016 Elite
Silver medal – second place2021 Elite

Richard Varga (born 28 January 1989) is a Slovak triathlete. He is the winner of the 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015 ITU Aquathlon World Championship [2] and is considered as the fastest swimmer among triathletes.

Varga represented Slovakia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He had the fastest swim split of the event before ultimately finishing in 22nd place.[1][3]

He represented Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well, where he had the fastest swim split like in London and was able to ride along the leading pack on bike, but finally finished in 11th place.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Varga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Sherwood, Merryn (11 September 2013). "Varga (SVK) and Abysova (RUS) collect 2013 Aquathlon World Championships". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Olympic Distance 1.5 kilometres Swimming". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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