István Szívós (water polo, born 1948) explained

István Szívós
Full Name:István Antal Szívós
Birth Date:24 April 1948
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary
Height:202 cm
Weight:106 kg
Sport:Water polo
Club:Ferencvárosi TC
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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. 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.

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.

Personal life

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.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200428225707/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/WAP/ . 28 April 2020 .
  2. News: Elhunyt Szívós István . Hungarian . Magyar Hirlap . 2019-11-10.