István Szívós

István Szívós Jr. (24 April 1948 – 10 November 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player.

István Szívós
Szívós (right) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1948-04-24)24 April 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Died10 November 2019(2019-11-10) (aged 71)
Height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubFerencvárosi TC, Budapest
OSC, Budapest
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 BelgradeTeam
Silver medal – second place1975 CaliTeam
Silver medal – second place1978 BerlinTeam
European Water Polo Championship
Silver medal – second place1970 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place1974 ViennaTeam
Gold medal – first place1977 JönköpingTeam

He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them. He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles.

He died 10 November 2019 at the age of 71.[1]

References
  1. "Elhunyt Szívós István". Magyar Hirlap (in Hungarian). 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-13.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.