András Hargitay
The native form of this personal name is Hargitay András. This article uses the Western name order.
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club |
Központi Sportiskola Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
Records | ||
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Preceded by Gary Hall Sr. |
Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 20 August 1974 – 2 April 1976 |
Succeeded by Zoltán Verrasztó |
Awards | ||
Preceded by Zoltán Magyar |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1975 |
Succeeded by Miklós Németh |
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