György Kárpáti

György Kárpáti (June 23, 1935 – June 17, 2020) [1] was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in 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]

For the film director, see György Kárpáti (film director).
György Kárpáti
Kárpáti in 2014
Personal information
Born(1935-06-23)June 23, 1935
Budapest, Hungary
DiedJune 17, 2020(2020-06-17) (aged 84)
Budapest
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubBudapesti Kinizsi
Ferencvárosi Torna Club
Medal record
Men's Water Polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Team competition
1956 Melbourne Team competition
1960 Rome Team competition
1964 Tokyo Team competition

Career

Kárpáti 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 coach in 1964, which he used when he was assist coach to Dezső Gyarmati for the national team between 1970-80, there 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

After 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

György 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

References
  1. "Hungarian water polo champ Karpati dies at 84". ESPN.com. June 17, 2020.
  2. "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. Karpati, Gyorgy. "Three-time Olympic water polo champion Gyorgy Karpati dies at 84". japantimes.co.
  4. "György Kárpáti". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. "Three-time Olympic Champion Water Polo Player György Kárpáti Dies Aged 84". hungarytoday.hu. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. "Végső búcsút vettek Kárpáti Györgytől". VLV - Magyar vízilabda-válogatott.
  7. 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.
  8. "Bud Spencer: halála előtt még látni akarta Kárpáti Györgyöt". Lokál. June 29, 2016.
  9. "Így emlékezik Bud Spencerről a legjobb magyar barát: Kárpáti György". Ripost.hu.
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