Garry Kallos

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 to 1981, he won Canada's national freestyle championship.^[5] In addition, from 1979 to 1983, 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]

• Garry Kallos at Olympedia