Tamás Faragó

Tamás Faragó
Faragó in 2014
Personal information
Born5 August 1952 (1952-08-05) (age 72)
Budapest, Hungary
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubVasas SC
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1976 Montréal Team
1972 Munich Team
1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
1973 Belgrade Team
1975 Cali Team
1978 Berlin Team
European Championships
1974 Vienna Team
1977 Jönköping Team

Tamás Faragó (born 5 August 1952) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics[1] and five at the world and European championships. He was the top goalscorer at the 1976 Olympics, with 22 goals.[2] After retiring from competitions he became a water polo coach, guiding Hungary's junior and women's national teams. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame,[3] and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamás Faragó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3" (PDF). FINA. p. 497. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ^ TAMAS FARAGO (HUN) 1993 Honor Water Polo Player. International Swimming Hall of Fame
  4. ^ Joan Gould (15 July 2010) Interview with Tamás Faragó. Water Polo Planet