András Hargitay
András Hargitay (born 17 March 1956) is a retired swimmer from Hungary, who won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the same event at the 1976 and 1980 Games, missing the bronze medal by less than 0.3 seconds in both cases. In 1974, he set a new world record in the 400 m medley.
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Full name | Hargitay András | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest | 17 March 1956|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Központi Sportiskola Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1975 after winning two gold medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.
References
- "András Hargitay at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- les-sports.info
- Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to András Hargitay. |
- András Hargitay at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- András Hargitay at the International Olympic Committee
- András Hargitay at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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Preceded by |
Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 20 August 1974 – 2 April 1976 |
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Preceded by Zoltán Magyar |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1975 |
Succeeded by Miklós Németh |
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