Tamás Darnyi
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 200m Individual Medley | |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 400m Individual Medley | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 200m Individual Medley | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 400m Individual Medley | |
Tamás Darnyi (born on June 3, 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be the greatest all-round swimmer in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games (1988 and 1992) in the individual medley.
He was named Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1987 and 1991 by Swimming World magazine.
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m individual medley |
|---|
| 1968: Charles Hickcox | 1972: Gunnar Larsson | 1984: Alex Baumann | 1988: Tamás Darnyi | 1992: Tamás Darnyi | 1996: Attila Czene | 2000: Massimiliano Rosolino | 2004: Michael Phelps |
| Olympic champions in men's 400 m individual medley |
|---|
| 1964: Richard Roth | 1968: Charles Hickcox | 1972: Gunnar Larsson | 1976: Rod Strachan | 1980: Aleksandr Sidorenko | 1984: Alex Baumann | 1988: Tamás Darnyi | 1992: Tamás Darnyi | 1996: Tom Dolan | 2000: Tom Dolan | 2004: Michael Phelps |
| Preceded by Matt Biondi |
World Swimmer of the Year 1987 |
Succeeded by Matt Biondi |
| Preceded by Mike Barrowman |
World Swimmer of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Yevgeny Sadovyi |
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