Vasas SC - Other Sports

Other Sports

Athletes of the club have won 40 Olympic gold medals (2006) and more than 1,000 Hungarian National Championship titles, making Vasas one of the most successful Hungarian sports clubs. There are only 29 countries which won more golds at the Summer Olympics (though some of the 40 wins were in team sports with athletes from other Hungarian clubs).

  • István Kozma was a wrestling champion in 1964 and 1968
  • László Papp was a boxing champion in 1952 and 1956 - also in 1948 being member of Vasas.

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