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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 5 March 1956||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Concordia University (Bachelor of Applied Science '80) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling, sambo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Victor Zilberman [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Garry Kallos (born 5 March 1956) is a Canadian former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and won five gold medals at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, and sambo competitor who won a gold medal at the Pan American Games. [2]
Kallos was born in Budapest, Hungary, and resides in Montreal, Canada. [3] His parents were Holocaust survivors. [4]
He attended Concordia University (Bachelor of Applied Science '80). [5] Kallos competed in the 95+ kilo weight class at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union championships, where he won the gold medal in 1978 and 1984. [5] [6] He was named to the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. [5]
From 1979-81, he won Canada's national freestyle championship. [5] In addition, from 1979-83, he was national Greco-Roman champion. [5]
He won a gold medal for Canada at 90 kg in Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. [5]
Kallos finished in 10th place in the light-heavyweight category in Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [5] [7] He also qualified to represent Canada in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, in both Greco Roman and Freestyle. [3]
Kallos is Jewish, and won five gold medals and a silver at the Maccabiah Games in Israel ( 1977 Maccabiah Games, 1981 Maccabiah Games (two gold medals), and 1985 Maccabiah Games). [8] [9] [10] [5] He was the Team Canada coach at the Maccabiah Games in 1993 and 1997. [11] [5] [12]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 5 March 1956||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Concordia University (Bachelor of Applied Science '80) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling, sambo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Victor Zilberman [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Garry Kallos (born 5 March 1956) is a Canadian former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and won five gold medals at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, and sambo competitor who won a gold medal at the Pan American Games. [2]
Kallos was born in Budapest, Hungary, and resides in Montreal, Canada. [3] His parents were Holocaust survivors. [4]
He attended Concordia University (Bachelor of Applied Science '80). [5] Kallos competed in the 95+ kilo weight class at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union championships, where he won the gold medal in 1978 and 1984. [5] [6] He was named to the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. [5]
From 1979-81, he won Canada's national freestyle championship. [5] In addition, from 1979-83, he was national Greco-Roman champion. [5]
He won a gold medal for Canada at 90 kg in Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. [5]
Kallos finished in 10th place in the light-heavyweight category in Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [5] [7] He also qualified to represent Canada in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, in both Greco Roman and Freestyle. [3]
Kallos is Jewish, and won five gold medals and a silver at the Maccabiah Games in Israel ( 1977 Maccabiah Games, 1981 Maccabiah Games (two gold medals), and 1985 Maccabiah Games). [8] [9] [10] [5] He was the Team Canada coach at the Maccabiah Games in 1993 and 1997. [11] [5] [12]