József Szabó (born 10 March 1969) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. He competed in three individual events at the 1988 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke; he placed fourth in the 400 m and 24th in the 200 m medley events.[1] Between 1986 and 1989 he won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals in those three events at the world and European championships. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
 Szabó in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Szabó József | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1969 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tamás Széchy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "József Szabó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Jozsef Szabo (HUN) 2012 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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