Zoltán Halmay

The native form of this personal name is Halmay Zoltán. This article uses the Western name order.

Medal record
Competitor for Hungary
Men's Swimming
Competitor for Kingdom of Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold	1904 St. Louis	50 yd freestyle
Gold	1904 St. Louis	100 yd freestyle
Silver	1900 Paris	200 m freestyle
Silver	1900 Paris	4000 m freestyle
Silver	1908 London	100 m freestyle
Silver	1908 London	4×200 m freestyle relay
Bronze	1900 Paris	1000 m freestyle
1906 Intercalated Games
Gold	1906 Athens	4×250 m freestyle relay
Silver	1906 Athens	100 m freestyle

Zoltán Halmay (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈhɒlmɒjɪ], June 18, 1881 – May 20, 1956) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics (1900 – 1908), winning the following medals:

• 1900: silver (200 m, 4000 m freestyle), bronze (1000 m freestyle)
• 1904: gold (50yd, 100yd freestyle)
• 1906: gold (4×250 m freestyle relay), silver (100 m freestyle) (these games are now not officially recognized by the IOC)
• 1908: silver (100 m freestyle; 4×200 m freestyle relay)

Halmay was born in Magasfalu, Kingdom of Hungary (today Vysoká pri Morave, Slovakia) and died in Budapest. Zoltán Halmay, who was a double Olympic champion, was the most successful sportsman of freestyle swimming. It was a hundred years ago in 2004, that he won the 50 and 100 yards at the St. Louis Games. In 1906 he was a member of the 4×250 m relay team that won the gold medal. Besides these, his Olympic balance is 4 silver medals and a bronze medal. He has been a Hungarian champion 14 times, but he has won even the English, the German and the Austrian Championships as well. He was a world record holder on 100 metres and on 50 and 220 yards. His versatility is shown by the fact that he was also a remarkable athlete, rower and football player, and he also won a national-level championship in roller-skating over 5000 metres. After his retirement he worked as a trainer, and he was the federal chief trainer of the Hungarian Swimming Association. He was born on 18 June 1881 in Magasfalu (Hungarian name), Dubrava (Bratislava County). At the ceremony organised at the main square of the village, a monument unifying the memorial plaque and the statue of Halmay was set up in collaboration with the Slovak Olympic Committee and the local government of Vysoká pri Morave (Magasfalu). Zoltán Halmay died 20 May 1956.

Records
Preceded by –	Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 December 1905 – 20 July 1908	Succeeded by Charles Daniels
Preceded by Frederick Lane	Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 28 June 1908 – 11 November 1908	Succeeded by Otto Scheff