András Hargitay
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1975 after winning two gold medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to András Hargitay.
- András Hargitay. databaseOlympics
- András Hargitay. sports-reference
- les-sports.info
- Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV[permanent dead link]. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Male medley swimmers
- Hungarian male swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Hungary
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Sportspeople from Budapest
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- European champions for Hungary
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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