.jpg) Faragó in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 August 1952 (1952-08-05) (age 72) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 and five at the world and European championships. He was the top goalscorer at the 1976 Olympics, with 22 goals. 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, and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.
See also
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- 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.
- "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.
- TAMAS FARAGO (HUN) 1993 Honor Water Polo Player. International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Joan Gould (15 July 2010) Interview with Tamás Faragó. Water Polo Planet
External links
- Tamás Faragó at World Aquatics
- Tamás Faragó at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Tamás Faragó at Olympics.com
- Tamás Faragó at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- Tamás Faragó at Olympedia
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- 1952 births
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