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Zoltán Halmay

Zoltán Halmay

Halmay in 1905
Personal information
Born	(1881-06-18)June 18, 1881 Magasfalu, Hungary
Died	May 20, 1956(1956-05-20) (aged 74) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing Kingdom of Hungary Olympic Games 1904 St. Louis 50 yd freestyle 1904 St. Louis 100 yd freestyle 1900 Paris 200 m freestyle 1900 Paris 4000 m freestyle 1908 London 100 m freestyle 1908 London 4×200 m freestyle relay 1900 Paris 1000 m freestyle Intercalated Games 1906 Athens 4×250 m freestyle relay 1906 Athens 100 m freestyle

Zoltán Imre Ödön HalmaydeErdőtelek (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[edit]

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• World record progression 100 metres freestyle
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Zoltán Halmay at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Zoltán HalmayatOlympedia
• Zoltán Halmay at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)

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