Dániel Gyurta
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- The native form of this personal name is Gyurta Dániel. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Men's Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 200m Breaststroke | |
| European Championships (SC) | |||
| Gold | 2006 Helsinki | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | 2007 Debrecen | 200m Breaststroke | |
Dániel Gyurta (born May 4, 1989 in Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer. Also known as Dani, he was only 15 years old when he won a silver medal (with 2.10.80) in the men's 200m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Gyurta, unlike his rivals Brendan Hansen and Kosuke Kitajima in the 200m breaststroke in Athens, swims a relaxed and slow first 100 and sprints the second 100 meters. Hansen and Kitajima "go out hard and fast and try to hold on for comeback", but Gyurta "swims a completely different race. Goes out slowly and then comes back like a train".
Dani is also famous for giving ironic and funny answers to stupid questions during his interviews. His favourite saying: "I don't wish to dwell on it right now." Gyurta is coached by Sandor Szeles and swims for Jövő SC Club.
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- Swim Rankings profile
