György Csordás
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Full name | György Csordás | ||||||||||
Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||
Born | Cegléd, Hungary | October 6, 1928||||||||||
Died | May 9, 2000 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 71)||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||
Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||
Club | Újpesti TE | ||||||||||
Medal record
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György Csordás (October 6, 1928 – May 9, 2000) was a freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1948.[1]
His best individual result came in 1948, when he placed fourth in 1500 m freestyle.
At the European Championships in 1954 he became European champion in 400 m freestyle and in 1500 m freestyle.
References[]
- ^ Csordás' entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-07-07
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2000 deaths
- Hungarian male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Hungary
- Hungarian male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- People from Cegléd
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European champions for Hungary
- Hungarian swimming biography stubs