Andrea Gyarmati
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| Born | 15 April 1954 (age 70) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BVSC, Budapest Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. In 1972, she set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. At the 1972 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly. In 1995, following her both parents, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Biography
[edit]Gyarmati was born in Budapest.[1][2] Her mother and coach Éva Székely was a 1952 Olympic champion in breaststroke, and her father Dezső Gyarmati was an Olympic champion in water polo. Gyarmati married and later divorced Mihály Hesz, an Olympic champion in canoe.
She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in eight events in total, and won two individual medals in 1972 (a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly).[1] In 1972 Gyarmati set a world record in the 100 m butterfly in the semifinals. She also won four medals (two gold) at the 1970 European Championships.[3] For these achievements she was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1970–1972. In her career, she won 28 Hungarian national championships and set two world records.[1] In 1974, she walked out in the middle of a training session, said she had stopped enjoying competition, refused to compete again, and instead became a pediatrician.[1]
In 1995, following her both parents, Gyarmati was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d Sobovitz, Jacov (27 February 2009). "Andrea Gyarmati". JWA.org. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Gyarmati". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "ANDREA GYARMATI (HUN) 1995 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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