István Antal Szívós, also known as István Szívós Jr. (Hungarian: ifj. Szívós István, 24 April 1948 – 10 November 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player. He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them, becoming one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.[1] He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles.[2] Between 1966 and 1980 he played 308 international matches for Hungary. In 1996 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, one year earlier than his father István Sr., who won Olympic gold medals in water polo in 1952 and 1956.[3][4]
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| Full name | István Antal Szívós | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1948 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 November 2019 (aged 71) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ferencvárosi TC OSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Szívós graduated from the Medical University in Budapest, where he later worked as a dentist. After retiring from competitions in 1980 he also became a water polo coach and president of Ferencvárosi TC, and served as a board member of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.[3]
Personal life edit
His son Márton is also world champion and his father István was also Olympic champion in water polo. He died 10 November 2019 at the age of 71.[5]
See also edit
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "István Szivós, Jr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b "ISTVAN SZIVOS, JR. (HUN) 1996 Honor Water Polo Player". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "ISTVAN SZIVOS, SR. (HUN) 1997 Honor Water Polo Player". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Elhunyt Szívós István". Magyar Hirlap (in Hungarian). 10 November 2019.
External links edit
- István Szívós Jr. at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- István Szívós Jr. at Olympics.com
- István Szívós Jr. at Olympedia
- István Szívós Jr. at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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