András Hargitay

András Hargitay

András Hargitay in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Hargitay András
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1956-03-17) 17 March 1956 Budapest
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 Olympic Games 1972 Munich 400 m medley World Championships 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley 1975 Cali 200 m medley 1975 Cali 400 m medley 1978 Berlin 400 m medley European Championships 1974 Vienna 200 m butterfly 1974 Vienna 400 m medley 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley 1974 Vienna 200 m medley Summer Universiade 1977 Sofia 400 m medley European Junior Championships 1969 Vienna 200 m breaststroke 1969 Vienna 200 m medley 1971 Rotterdam 100 m freestyle 1971 Rotterdam 400 m freestyle 1971 Rotterdam 200 m breaststroke 1971 Rotterdam 100 m butterfly 1971 Rotterdam 200 m butterfly 1971 Rotterdam 200 m medley 1971 Rotterdam 100 m breaststroke

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

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• 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
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