Dávid Kolozár

Dávid Kolozár (born August 3, 1981) is a Hungarian former swimmer who specialized in butterfly events.[1] He is a former varsity swimmer for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and a graduate of tourism and business at the Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

The native form of this personal name is Kolozár Dávid. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dávid Kolozár
Personal information
Full nameDávid Kolozár
National team Hungary
Born (1981-08-03) 3 August 1981
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubDelfin Lászlovill SC
College teamArizona State University (U.S.)

Kolozar qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:58.99 from the national championships in Székesfehérvár.[2][3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including Olympic veterans Takashi Yamamoto of Japan and Franck Esposito of France. He edged out Peru's Juan Pablo Valdivieso to take a seventh spot by less than 0.10 of a second in 2:01.89. Kolozar failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dávid Kolozár". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. Agh, Norbert (25 June 2003). "Kovacs Upset, Risztov Takes Three at Hungarian Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. "Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004). "Men's 200 Butterfly, Prelims Day 3: Michael Phelps and Japan's Yamamoto Tie As Fastest Qualifiers; Tom Malchow will be there too". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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