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Born |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
28 January 1989 ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Leeds, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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.
He represented Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well, where he had the fastest swim split like in London and were able to ride along the leading pack on bike, but finally finished in 11th place.