Tamás Faragó
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| Born | 5 August 1952 (age 72) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamás Faragó (born 5 August 1952) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics[1] and five at the world and European championships. He was the top goalscorer at the 1976 Olympics, with 22 goals.[2] After retiring from competitions he became a water polo coach, guiding Hungary's junior and women's national teams. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame,[3] and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.[4]
See also
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamás Faragó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3" (PDF). FINA. p. 497. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ TAMAS FARAGO (HUN) 1993 Honor Water Polo Player. International Swimming Hall of Fame
- ^ Joan Gould (15 July 2010) Interview with Tamás Faragó. Water Polo Planet
External links
- Tamás Faragó at World Aquatics
- Tamás Faragó at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Tamás Faragó at Olympics.com
- Tamás Faragó at Olympedia
- Tamás Faragó at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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