József Szabó
Appearance
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Full name | Szabó József | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 10 March 1969|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tamás Széchy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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József Szabó (born 10 March 1969) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. He competed in three individual events at the 1988 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke; he placed fourth in the 400 m and 24th in the 200 m medley events.[1] Between 1986 and 1989 he won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals in those three events at the world and European championships. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
References
- ^ József Szabó. sports-reference
- ^ Jozsef Szabo (HUN) 2012 Honor Swimmer. International Swimming Hall of Fame
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Budapest
- Hungarian male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Hungary
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Male breaststroke swimmers
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European champions for Hungary
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Hungarian swimming biography stubs
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs