Dezső Gyarmati

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Dezső Gyarmati [ ˈdɛʒøː ˈɟɒrmɒti ] (born October 23, 1927 in Miskolc ; † August 18, 2013 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach .

Career

Gyarmati was the most successful water polo player at the Olympic Games. He was with the Hungarian national water polo team Olympic champion at the Olympic Games in 1952 , 1956 and 1964 . In addition, he won the silver medal in 1948 and bronze in 1960 . In 1954 and 1962 Gyarmati was European champion with the Hungarian team. After the Hungarian popular uprising had been bloodily suppressed in 1956 , Gyarmati initially did not return to Hungary after the 1956 Olympic Games, but then gave it a second thought. Gyarmati was one of the fastest water polo players of his time with his best time of 58.5 seconds over 100 m. He played 108 international matches for Hungary.

As a coach, he became Olympic champion with the Hungarian national team in 1976 , second in 1972 and third in 1980 .

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

Dezső Gyarmati was married to the Hungarian swimming Olympic champion Éva Székely (the marriage later divorced). Their daughter Andrea became a European swimming champion in 1970 and won two medals at the 1972 Olympic Games.

In 1976 he was inducted into the international swimming sport hall of fame . His wife and daughter were also honored with this honor. In 2006, together with Gergely Csurka, he published a book about the 1956 Olympic water polo tournament .

literature

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

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personal data
SURNAME Gyarmati, Dezső
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian water polo player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Miskolc
DATE OF DEATH 18th August 2013
Place of death Budapest