Károly Güttler

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Károly Güttler
Personal information
Full nameGüttler Károly
NationalityHungarian
Born (1968-06-15) 15 June 1968 (age 55)
Budapest
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubÚjpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület
Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület
Budapesti Spartacus Sport Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m breaststroke

Károly Güttler (born 15 June 1968 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He won the silver medal in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, once each, both at separate Games.

Güttler enjoyed a productive year in 1993 when he won gold and silver in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke respectively at the European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He broke the 100 m breaststroke world record in the semifinal, with 1:00.95. This record stood until 1996. This led to him being awarded the World Swimmer of the Year and European Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine.

Awards[edit]

External links[edit]

  • Profile on FINA-website[permanent dead link]
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Károly Güttler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
Records
Preceded by World Record Holder
Men's 100 Breaststroke

3 August 1993 – 20 July 1996
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by World Swimmer of the Year
1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by European Swimmer of the Year
1993
Succeeded by