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András Hargitay

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András Hargitay
Hargitay in 1971
Personal information
Full nameHargitay András
NationalityHungarian
Born (1956-03-17) 17 March 1956 (age 68)
Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubKözponti Sportiskola
Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 400 m medley
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 400 m medley
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 200 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia 400 m medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Vienna 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1969 Vienna 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1971 Rotterdam 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Rotterdam 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Rotterdam 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1971 Rotterdam 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1971 Rotterdam 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1971 Rotterdam 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Rotterdam 100 m breaststroke

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.

See also

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References

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  • "András Hargitay at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  • 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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Records
Preceded by Men's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)

20 August 1974 – 2 April 1976
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1975
Succeeded by