Tamás Faragó

Tamás Faragó
Personal information
Born 5 August 1952 (1952-08-05) (age 66)
Budapest, Hungary
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport Water polo
Club Vasas, Budapest

Tamás Faragó (born 5 August 1952) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics[1] and five at the world and European championships. In the mid-1980s he played for German clubs.[2] After retiring from competitions he became a water polo coach, guiding the Hungary's junior and women's national teams. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame,[3] and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.[4]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Tamás Faragó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. Tamás Faragó. munzinger.de (6 April 1987)
  3. TAMAS FARAGO (HUN) 1993 Honor Water Polo Player. International Swimming Hall of Fame
  4. Joan Gould (15 July 2010) Interview with Tamás Faragó. Water Polo Planet


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