Déjè Gyarmati ( Hungarian Gyarmati Dezső ; October 23, 1927 , Miskolc - August 18, 2013 , Budapest ) - Hungarian water polo player , the most titled athlete in the history of water polo at the Olympics . He took part in five consecutive Olympiads (1948-1964), in which he won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the national team. Two-time European champion (1954, 1962). He played for the Hungarian clubs "Uypest" and "Ferencváros".
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Biography
Gyarmati was considered one of the fastest water polo players of his time, his personal record at a distance of 100 meters was 58.5 seconds. Being by nature a lefty, he used both hands in the game for throws, could protrude both on the front line and behind. He spent more than 100 matches in the national team, including was a member of the famous match at the Olympic Games in 1956 between the national teams of Hungary and the USSR, called " Blood in the pool ."
After finishing his career, he became a coach, led the Hungarian national team in the 1970s and 1980s, in particular, led the team to victory at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal . He was one of the leaders of the Water Polo Federation of Hungary, wrote a number of books about this sport.
In 1990, as a result of parliamentary elections, he became a member of the Hungarian parliament from the winning party of the Hungarian Democratic Forum .
In 1976 he was included in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 1994 he became a knight of the commander's cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit , in 2010 he became a knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (the highest degree for non-heads of state).
Family
Gyarmati was married to the Hungarian swimmer Ewe Székei (born 1927), who won the Olympic gold in the 200m breaststroke in 1952, and in 1956 at the Olympic Games, became the second in the same distance . Their daughter Andrea Dyarmati (born 1954) also became a swimmer and participated in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games. In 1972, she won two Olympic medals - silver at a distance of 100 meters at the back and a bronze at the 100 meters butterfly. Andrea was married to Hungarian kayaker Mihai Hes (born 1943), Olympic champion in 1968 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
Links
- Déjè Gyarmati - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (in English)
- FINA in mourning - Water polo legend Dezso Gyarmati passed away - August 19, 2013 (Eng.)