András Bodnár (born 9 April 1942) is a former Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.[1]
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| Born | 9 April 1942 (age 82) Ungvár, Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Egri VK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bodnár was born in Ungvár, Kingdom of Hungary. He was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 tournament. He played one match and scored one goal. He also participated in the 1500 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round.
Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1964 Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored two goals. In the 400 metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round.
At the 1968 Games he won his second bronze medal with the Hungarian team. He played all eight matches and scored two goals.
His last Olympic tournament was in Munich 1972 where he won a silver medal. He played all eight matches and scored seven goals for the Hungarian team.
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- ^ "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
External links
edit- András Bodnár at World Aquatics
- András Bodnár at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- András Bodnár at Olympics.com
- András Bodnár at Olympedia
- András Bodnár at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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