György Kárpáti (23 June 1935 – 17 June 2020) [1] was a Hungarian water polo player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, and 1964 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo, and one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.[2]
.jpg) Kárpáti in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1935 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 17 June 2020 (aged 84) Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | Budapesti Kinizsi Ferencvárosi Torna Club |
Medal record | |
Career
editKárpáti was born in Budapest, and was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches and scored four goals.
Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won again the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored at least six goals (not all scorers are known).
At the 1960 Games he won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team. He played four matches and scored five goals.
His last Olympic tournament was in Tokyo 1964 where he won his third gold medal. He played six matches and scored four goals for the Hungarian team.[3]
Kárpáti studied and gained a degree in law, but he never practised it, he also got a degree in coaching in 1964, which he used when he was assistant coach to Dezső Gyarmati for the national team between 1970-80. Their main success was winning the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[4]
In 1982, Kárpáti was elected in to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and from 1994 he became a member of the Association of Immortal Hungarian Athletes.[4]
Death
editAfter a long illness Kárpáti died on 17 June 2020, aged 84 years.[5] He was buried in the Farkasréti Cemetery on 2 July 2020.[6]
Personal life
editGyörgy was born Jewish.[7] He was a great friend of the former water polo player and distinguished Italian actor Bud Spencer.[8][9]
See also
edit- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of select Jewish water polo players
- Blood in the Water match
References
edit- ^ "Hungarian water polo champ Karpati dies at 84". ESPN.com. June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
- ^ Karpati, Gyorgy. "Three-time Olympic water polo champion Gyorgy Karpati dies at 84". japantimes.co. Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ a b "György Kárpáti". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Three-time Olympic Champion Water Polo Player György Kárpáti Dies Aged 84". hungarytoday.hu. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Végső búcsút vettek Kárpáti Györgytől". VLV - Magyar vízilabda-válogatott.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.
- ^ "Bud Spencer: halála előtt még látni akarta Kárpáti Györgyöt". Lokál. June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Így emlékezik Bud Spencerről a legjobb magyar barát: Kárpáti György". Ripost.hu. 28 June 2016.
External links
edit- György Kárpáti at World Aquatics
- György Kárpáti at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- György Kárpáti at Olympics.com
- György Kárpáti at Olympedia
- György Kárpáti at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
