Krisztina Egerszegi
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- The native form of this personal name is Egerszegi Krisztina. This article uses the Western name order.
| Olympic medalist | |||
| Image:Egér.jpg Krisztina Egerszegi |
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| Medal record | |||
Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 400 m Individual Medley | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 400 m Individual Medley | |
| World Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1991 Perth | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1991 Perth | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Silver | 1994 Rome | 200 m Backstroke | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1991 Athens | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1991 Athens | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1991 Athens | 400 m Medley | |
| Gold | 1993 Sheffield | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1993 Sheffield | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1993 Sheffield | 200 m Butterfly | |
| Gold | 1993 Sheffield | 400 m Medley | |
| Gold | 1995 Vienna | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1995 Vienna | 400 m Medley | |
| Silver | 1989 Bonn | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Silver | 1989 Bonn | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Silver | 1989 Bonn | 400 m Medley | |
| Silver | 1995 Vienna | 4 x 100 m Medley | |
Krisztina Egerszegi [ˈkristinɒ ˈɛgɛrsɛgi] (born August 16, 1974) is a Hungarian former swimmer, one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. She became the youngest ever female Olympic champion in the 1988 Summer Olympics, a record which was broken in 1992 by Kyoko Iwasaki (Japan), who was 14 years and 6 days old.
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[edit] Biography
Krisztina Egerszegi was born in Budapest in 1974.
Between 1988 and 1996 she won 5 Olympic gold medals (record) in backstroke races, with the exception of individual medley 400 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. This record for the most individual golds in swimming looks certain to be broke by Michael Phelps, who has amassed 4 individual golds to date and is competing in Beijing later this year.
She is the second of only two swimmers in Olympic history (Dawn Fraser being the other) to win gold for the same event at three successive Olympics (200 m backstroke: 1988, 1992, 1996).
Her nickname was "Egér" ("Mouse"), a play on her surname, because of her youthfulness and physical size.
[edit] Impact on the Hungarian culture
Her 1988 winning in Seoul became on of the biggest tv-moments in Hungary. The infamous phrase "Come on Mouse, come on little girl" by Tamás Vitray, who was the speaker on the air, is part of the popular culture. Egerszegi is still the role model of the "champion" in the country.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Time |
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| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd in 100 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Backstroke |
1:01.56 2:09.29 |
| 1989 | European Championships | Bonn, Germany | 2nd in 100 m Backstroke 2nd in 200 m Backstroke 2nd in 400 m Medley |
1:02.44 2:12.61 4:44.75 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | 1st en 100 m Backstroke 1st en 200 m Backstroke |
1:01.78 2:09.15 |
| 1991 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st in 100 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Backstroke 1st in 400 m Medley |
1:00.31 2:06.62 4:39.55 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st in 100 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Backstroke 1st in 400 m Medley |
1:00.68 2:07.06 4:36.54 |
| 1993 | European Championships | Sheffield, England | 1st in 100 m Backstroke 1st en 200 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Butterfly 1st in 400 m Medley |
1:00.83 2:09.12 2:10.71 4:39.55 |
| 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th in 100 m Backstroke 2nd in 200 m Backstroke |
1:01.53 2:09.10 |
| 1995 | European Championships | Wien, Austria | 1st in 200 m Backstroke 1st in 400 m Medley 2nd in 4x100 m Medley |
2:07.24 4:40.33 4:12.00 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, U.S. | 1st in 200 m Backstroke 3rd in 400 m Medley |
2:07.83 4:42.53 |
[edit] See also
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Mariann Engrich |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1988-1993 |
Succeeded by Rita Köbán |
| Preceded by Rita Köbán |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Ágnes Kovács |
| Preceded by Janet Evans |
World Swimmer of the Year 1991–1992 |
Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick |
| Preceded by Samantha Riley |
World Swimmer of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Penny Heyns |
| Preceded by Anke Möhring |
European Swimmer of the Year 1990 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick |
| Preceded by Franziska van Almsick |
European Swimmer of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Michelle Smith |
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