Tamás Darnyi

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The native form of this personal name is Darnyi Tamás. This article uses the Western name order.

Tamás Darnyi

Personal information

Full name

Darnyi Tamás

Nationality

Hungary

Stroke(s)

Individual medley

Club

Újpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület

Date of birth

3 June 1967 (age 42)

Place of birth

Budapest

Height

1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Medal record

Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1988 Seoul	400 m indiv. medley
Gold	1992 Barcelona	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1992 Barcelona	400 m indiv. medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold	1986 Madrid	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1986 Madrid	400 m indiv. medley
Gold	1991 Perth	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1991 Perth	400 m indiv. medley
Bronze	1991 Perth	200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold	1985 Sofia	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1985 Sofia	400 m indiv. medley
Gold	1987 Strasbourg	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1987 Strasbourg	400 m indiv. medley
Gold	1989 Bonn	200 m butterfly
Gold	1989 Bonn	200 m indiv. medley
Gold	1989 Bonn	400 m indiv. medley
Gold	1993 Sheffield	400 m indiv. medley

Tamás Darnyi (born 3 June 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest all-round swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games (1988 and 1992) in the individual medley. He is the first swimmer ever to swim the 200 m Medley (Long Course) in less than 2 minutes.

He was named Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1987 and 1991 by Swimming World magazine.

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Records
Preceded by Alex Baumann	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 23 August 1987 – 20 August 1989	Succeeded by David Wharton
Preceded by David Wharton	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 13 January 1991 – 11 September 1994	Succeeded by Jani Sievinen
Preceded by David Wharton	Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 19 August 1987 – 11 September 1994	Succeeded by Tom Dolan
Awards
Preceded by Matt Biondi	World Swimmer of the Year 1987	Succeeded by Matt Biondi
Preceded by Mike Barrowman	World Swimmer of the Year 1991	Succeeded by Yevgeny Sadovyi
Preceded by Attila Mizsér	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1986-1988	Succeeded by László Fábián
Preceded by László Fábián	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1990	Succeeded by István Kovács
Preceded by István Kovács	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1992	Succeeded by Antal Kovács
Preceded by Michael Gross	European Swimmer of the Year 1987 – 1988	Succeeded by Giorgio Lamberti
Preceded by Adrian Moorhouse	European Swimmer of the Year 1991	Succeeded by Yevgeny Sadovyi

v • d • e Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley

1968: Charles Hickcox \| 1972: Gunnar Larsson \| 1984: Alex Baumann \| 1988: Tamás Darnyi \| 1992: Tamás Darnyi \| 1996: Attila Czene \| 2000: Massimiliano Rosolino \| 2004: Michael Phelps \| 2008: Michael Phelps

v • d • e Olympic Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley

1964: Richard Roth \| 1968: Charles Hickcox \| 1972: Gunnar Larsson \| 1976: Rod Strachan \| 1980: Aleksandr Sidorenko \| 1984: Alex Baumann \| 1988: Tamás Darnyi \| 1992: Tamás Darnyi \| 1996: Tom Dolan \| 2000: Tom Dolan \| 2004: Michael Phelps \| 2008: Michael Phelps

World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley

1973: Gunnar Larsson (SWE) • 1975: Andras Hargitay (HUN) • 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) • 1982: Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) • 1986: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1991: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1994: Jani Sievinen (FIN) • 1998: Marcel Wouda (NED) • 2001: Massimiliano Rosolino (USA) • 2003: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2005: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2009: Ryan Lochte (USA)

v • d • e World Long Course Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley

1973: Andras Hargitay (HUN) • 1975: Andras Hargitay (HUN) • 1978: Jesse Vassallo (USA) • 1982: Ricardo Prado (BRA) • 1986: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1991: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1994: Tom Dolan (USA) • 1998: Tom Dolan (USA) • 2001: Alessio Boggiatto (ITA) • 2003: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2005: Laszlo Cseh (HUN) • 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2009: Ryan Lochte (USA)

European Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly

1954: György Tumpek (HUN) • 1958: Ian Black (GBR) • 1962: Valentin Kuzmin (URS) • 1966: Valentin Kuzmin (URS) • 1970: Udo Poser (GDR) • 1974: András Hargitay (HUN) • 1977: Michael Kraus (FRG) • 1981: Michael Gross (FRG) • 1983: Michael Gross (FRG) • 1985: Michael Gross (FRG) • 1987: Michael Gross (FRG) • 1989: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1991: Franck Esposito (FRA) • 1993: Denis Pankratov (RUS) • 1995: Denis Pankratov (RUS) • 1997: Franck Esposito (FRA) • 1999: Franck Esposito (FRA) • 2000: Anatoliy Polyakov (RUS) • 2002: Franck Esposito (FRA) • 2004: Denis Sylantyev (UKR) • 2006: Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) • 2008: Ioannis Drymonakos (GRE)

European Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley

1970: Gunnar Larsson (SWE) • 1974: David Wilkie (GBR) • 1977: András Hargitay (HUN) • 1981: Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) • 1983: Giovanni Franceschi (ITA) • 1985: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1987: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1989: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1991: Lars Sørensen (DEN) • 1993: Jani Sievinen (FIN) • 1995: Jani Sievinen (FIN) • 1997: Marcel Wouda (NED) • 1999: Marcel Wouda (NED) • 2000: Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) • 2002: Jani Sievinen (FIN) • 2004: Markus Rogan (AUT) • 2006: László Cseh (HUN) • 2008: László Cseh (HUN)

European Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley

1962: Gennadiy Androsov (URS) • 1966: Frank Wiegand (GDR) • 1970: Gunnar Larsson (SWE) • 1974: András Hargitay (HUN) • 1977: Sergey Fesenko (URS) • 1981: Sergey Fesenko (URS) • 1983: Giovanni Franceschi (ITA) • 1985: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1987: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1989: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1991: Luca Sacchi (ITA) • 1993: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) • 1995: Jani Sievinen (FIN) • 1997: Marcel Wouda (NED) • 1999: Frederik Hviid (ESP) • 2000: István Batházi (HUN) • 2002: Alessio Boggiatto (ITA) • 2004: László Cseh (HUN) • 2006: László Cseh (HUN) • 2008: László Cseh (HUN)