Antal Bolvari

Five Olympic champions from 1956 in 2004 (from left to right): Jeney , Markovits , Kárpáti , Bolvári and Gyarmati

Antal Bolvári (born May 6, 1932 in Budapest - † January 8, 2019 ) was a Hungarian water polo player .

Antal Bolvári made 44 appearances for Hungary. He was with the Hungarian national water polo team in 1952 and 1956 Olympic champion. 1954 Bolvári became European champions with the Hungarian team.

After the Hungarian uprising was bloodily suppressed in 1956 , Bolvári was one of the six players who did not return to Hungary immediately after the 1956 Olympic Games. Antal Bolvári did not return to Hungary until 1961. In 1965 and 1968 Bolvári became Hungarian champion.

literature

Gergely Csurka and Dezső Gyarmati: 1956 - Ahol mi győztünk , Budapest 2006 ISBN 963-7046-93-3

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personal data
SURNAME	Bolvári, Antal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hungarian water polo player
DATE OF BIRTH	May 6, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest
DATE OF DEATH	January 8, 2019