Mihály Mayer

Mihály Mayer

Personal information
Born	(1933-12-27)December 27, 1933 Újpest, Budapest, Hungary
Died	September 4, 2000(2000-09-04) (aged 66) Budapest, Hungary
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Újpesti TE
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition 1964 Tokyo Team competition 1968 Mexico City Team competition

Mihály Mayer (December 27, 1933 – September 4, 2000) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.

He was Jewish, was born in Újpest, and died in Budapest.

Mayer was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1956 tournament. He played four matches and scored one goal.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored one goal.

At the 1964 Games he won his second gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played five matches.

In 1968 he won again a bronze medal when the Hungarian team finished third in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• List of select Jewish water polo players

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mihály Mayer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.