Zoltán Halmay
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Born | (1881-06-18)June 18, 1881 Magasfalu, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 20, 1956(1956-05-20) (aged 74) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zoltán Imre Ödön Halmay de Erdőtelek (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈhɒlmɒi]; 18 June 1881 – 20 May 1956) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics (1900 – 1908), winning the following medals:[1]
- 1900: silver (200 m, 4000 m freestyle), bronze (1000 m freestyle)
- 1904: gold (50yd, 100yd freestyle)
- 1906: gold (4×250 m freestyle relay), silver (100 m freestyle) (these games are now not officially recognized by the IOC)
- 1908: silver (100 m freestyle; 4 × 200 m freestyle relay)
Zoltán Halmay, who was a two-time Olympic champion, was the most successful sportsman in freestyle swimming. In 1904 he won the 50 and 100 yards at the St. Louis Games and in 1906 he was a member of the 4×250 m relay team that won the gold medal at the Intercalated Games. He won a further 4 silver medals and a bronze medal at other Olympics. He was Hungarian champion 14 times and won the English, the German and the Austrian Championships as well. He was a world record holder at 100 metres and also at 50 and 220 yards. His versatility is shown by the fact that he was also a remarkable athlete, rower and football player, and he also won a national-level championship in roller-skating over 5000 metres. After his retirement, he worked as a trainer, and he was the federal chief trainer of the Hungarian Swimming Association. At the ceremony organised at the main square of the village, a monument unifying the memorial plaque and the statue of Halmay was set up in collaboration with the Slovak Olympic Committee and the local government of Vysoká pri Morave (Magasfalu).[2]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
References
External links
- Zoltán Halmay at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Zoltán Halmay at Olympedia
- Zoltán Halmay at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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Preceded by – | Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 December 1905 – 20 July 1908 | Succeeded by Charles Daniels |
Preceded by | Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 28 June 1908 – 11 November 1908 | Succeeded by |
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- 1988: Matt Biondi (USA)
- 1992: Alexander Popov (EUN)
- 1996: Alexander Popov (RUS)
- 2000: Anthony Ervin / Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
- 2004: Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
- 2008: César Cielo (BRA)
- 2012: Florent Manaudou (FRA)
- 2016: Anthony Ervin (USA)
- 2020: Caeleb Dressel (USA)
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