Andrea Gyarmati
The native form of this personal name is Gyarmati Andrea. This article uses the Western name order.
 Gyarmati c. 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
15 April 1954 (age 62) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |
BVSC, Budapest Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in eight events in total and won two individual medals in 1972; in 1972 she set a world record in the 100 m butterfly in the semifinals. She also won four medals at the 1970 European Championships.[1] For these achievements she was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1970–1972.
Her mother and coach Éva Székely was a 1952 Olympic champion in breaststroke, and her father Dezső Gyarmati was an Olympic champion in water polo. Gyarmati married and later divorced Mihály Hesz, an Olympic champion in canoe. In 1995, following her both parents, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Gyarmati. |
- ↑ Andrea Gyarmati. sports-reference.com
- ↑ ANDREA GYARMATI (HUN) 1995 Honor Swimmer. International Swimming Hall of Fame
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Mayumi Aoki |
Women's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) 31 August 1972 – 1 September 1972 |
Succeeded by Mayumi Aoki |
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| Preceded by Angéla Németh |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1970–1972 |
Succeeded by Ildikó Tordasi |
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