István Szívós (water polo, born 1948)

István Szívós Jr. (24 April 1948 – 10 November 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player. He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them, becoming one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.[1] He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles.[2] Between 1966 and 1980 he played 308 international matches for Hungary. In 1996 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, one year earlier than his father István Sr., who won Olympic gold medals in water polo in 1952 and 1956.[3][4]

István Szívós

Szívós (right) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	24 April 1948 Budapest, Hungary
Died	10 November 2019 (aged 71)
Height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest OSC, Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team 1980 Moscow Team World Championships 1973 Belgrade Team 1975 Cali Team 1978 Berlin Team European Water Polo Championship 1970 Barcelona Team 1974 Vienna Team 1977 Jönköping Team

Szívós graduated from the Medical University in Budapest, where he later worked as a dentist. After retiring from competitions in 1980 he also became a water polo coach and president of Ferencvárosi TC, and served as a board member of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.[3]

Personal life

His son Márton and his father István were also Olympic champions in water polo. He died 10 November 2019 at the age of 71.[5]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. István Szivós, Jr. Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
3. ISTVAN SZIVOS, JR. (HUN) 1996 Honor Water Polo Player. International Swimming Hall of Fame
4. ISTVAN SZIVOS, SR. (HUN) 1997 Honor Water Polo Player. International Swimming Hall of Fame
5. "Elhunyt Szívós István". Magyar Hirlap (in Hungarian). 10 November 2019.

External links

• István Szívós, Jr. at International Olympic Committee
• István Szívós, Jr. at Olympic Channel
• István Szívós, Jr. at Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
• István Szívós, Jr. at Olympedia
• István Szívós, Jr. at International Swimming Hall of Fame