Krisztina Egerszegi

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Krisztina Egerszegi (1989)

Personal information
Surname: Krisztina Egerszegi
Nickname (s): Egér (mouse)
Nation: HungaryHungary Hungary
Swimming style (s) : Layers, backs
Society: Budapest Spartacus SC
Birthday: August 16, 1974
Place of birth: Budapest
Size: 1.74 m
Weight: 57 kg
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Medals

Krisztina Egerszegi [ ˈkristinɒ ˈɛɡɛrsɛɡi ] (born August 16, 1974 in Budapest ) is a former Hungarian swimmer who won five gold medals at the Olympic Games .

Career

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , she won the 200m back competition at the age of 14 . She was the youngest ever gold medalist in swimming at the Olympic Games, but was beaten by Kyōko Iwasaki by 32 days in 1992 . In addition, she won the silver medal in the 100 m back in 1988. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona she was the most successful female athlete with three gold medals (100 m back, 200 m back and 400 m medley ). With another gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta over 200 m back, she was able to win three times in a row in the same discipline. Only the Australian Dawn Fraser (1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic gold over 100 m freestyle) and the American Michael Phelps (2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold over 100 m butterfly and 200 m medley) have had similar successes in individual Olympic swimming competitions. to have. Egerszegi also won the bronze medal in the 400 m medley in Atlanta.

Egerszegi improved in her career the world records of the 100 m back and 200 m back. In 2001 she was inducted into the International Swimming Sports Hall of Fame .

Her world record over 200 m back, which she set in Athens in 1991, was only broken by Kirsty Coventry after more than 16 years .

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personal data
SURNAME Egerszegi, Krisztina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Hungary