Andrea Gyarmati

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Andrea Gyarmati
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1970 Barcelona 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1970 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
European Junior Championship (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1967 Linköping 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1969 Vienna 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1969 Vienna 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1969 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Linköping 100 m freestyle

Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired female swimmer. She won two medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Her mother and coach, Éva Székely was a breaststroke swimmer who won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Her father Dezső Gyarmati was a champion in water polo.

Gyarmati married and later divorced Mihály Hesz, winner of the K-1 1000 m canoeing event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year three times between 1970 and 1972 after having won the European title in 1970 and two Olympic medals in 1972.

She graduated from the Budapest University of Medical Sciences and is working as a medical doctor. Her son Máté Hesz is an athlete as well.

Achievements

  • Olympic Games
  • World Championships
  • European Championships
    • 2 Gold medals in 1970 (200 m backstroke, 100 m butterfly)
    • 2 Silver medals in 1970 (100 m backstroke, 4×100 m freestyle)

See also

References

Records
Preceded by Women's 100 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)

31 August 1972 – 1 September 1972
Succeeded by
Japan Mayumi Aoki
Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1970-1972
Succeeded by
Ildikó Tordasi


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