István Batházi (born 16 December 1978 in Budapest) is a male medley swimmer from Hungary, who competed three times for his native country at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000.[1] He won the European title in the men's 400 m individual medley in 2000 (Helsinki). In 2009 Istvan set the 200m(LC) Individual Medley Masters World Record for 30-34 age group.

István Batházi
Personal information
Full nameBatházi István
Nationality Hungary
Born (1978-12-16) 16 December 1978 (age 45)
Budapest
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubKöbànya Sport Club
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 400 m individual medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 400 m individual medley

Awards edit

  • Hungarian swimmer of the Year (1): 2002

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "István Batházi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.