György Kárpáti
György Kárpáti (June 23, 1935 in Budapest – June 17, 2020) [1] was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, and 1964 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo, and one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.[2]
Kárpáti in 2014 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | June 23, 1935
Died | June 17, 2020 84) Budapest | (aged
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Water polo |
Club | Budapesti Kinizsi Ferencvárosi Torna Club |
Medal record
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Career
Kárpáti was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches and scored four goals.
Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won again the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored at least six goals (not all scorers are known).
At the 1960 Games he won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team. He played four matches and scored five goals.
His last Olympic tournament was in Tokyo 1964 where he won his third gold medal. He played six matches and scored four goals for the Hungarian team.[3]
Kárpáti studied and gained a degree in law, but he never practised it, he also got a degree in coach in 1964, which he used when he was assist coach to Dezső Gyarmati for the national team between 1970-80, there main success was winning the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[4]
In 1982, Kárpáti was elected in to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and from 1994 he became a member of the Association of Immortal Hungarian Athletes.[4]
Death
After a long illness Kárpáti passed away on the 17th June 2020, aged 84 years, less than a week before his next birthday.[5]
See also
References
- https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/29324091/three-olympic-water-polo-champion-gyorgy-karpati-dies-84
- "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Karpati, Gyorgy. "Three-time Olympic water polo champion Gyorgy Karpati dies at 84". japantimes.co.
- "György Kárpáti". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Three-time Olympic Champion Water Polo Player György Kárpáti Dies Aged 84". hungarytoday.hu. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Kárpáti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.