Ede Virág-Ébner

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Ede Virág-Ébner
Ede Virag-Ebner.jpeg
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1912-08-12)12 August 1912
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died22 October 1951(1951-10-22) (aged 39)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Ede Virág-Ébner (12 August 1912 22 October 1951) was a Hungarian wrestler. [1] He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [2]

Virag was also a professional wrestler working in Hungary, Germany, France, Switzerland, and for the National Wrestling Alliance in North America. He worked in Canada, New York City, Mid-Atlantic, St. Louis, Minnesota, Chicago and Kansas. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Ede Virág-Ébner". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ede Virág-Ébner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. "Ed Virag « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  4. "Ede Virag Wrestling History". www.legacyofwrestling.com.
  5. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.