Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. In 1972, she set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. At the 1972 Olympics she won a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the 100-meter backstroke, and a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the 100-meter butterfly. In 1995, following her both parents, she was inducted into the

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Biography

Gyarmati was born in Budapest. Her mother and coach

Éva Székely Éva Székely (3 April 1927 – 29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, set six world records, and won 44 national titles. She ...

was a 1952 Olympic champion in breaststroke, and her father

Dezső Gyarmati Dezső Gyarmati (23 October 1927 – 18 August 2013) was a Hungarian water polo player and three-time Olympic champion; he later became the coach of the Hungarian national water polo team. Widely regarded as a "legendary player", Gyarmati was t ...

was an Olympic champion in

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. Gyarmati married and later divorced

Mihály Hesz Mihály Hesz (born 15 December 1943) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a silve ...

, an Olympic champion in canoe. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in eight events in total, and won two individual medals in 1972 (a

in the 100-meter backstroke, and a

in the 100-meter butterfly). In 1972 Gyarmati set a world record in the 100 m butterfly in the semifinals. She also won four medals (two gold) at the 1970 European Championships. For these achievements she was named

Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winners of three or mor ...

in 1970–1972. In her career, she won 28 Hungarian national championships and set two world records. In 1974, she walked out in the middle of a training session, said she had stopped enjoying competition, refused to compete again, and instead became a pediatrician. In 1995, following her both parents, Gyarmati was inducted into the

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1954 births Living people Jewish swimmers Hungarian Jews Hungarian female backstroke swimmers Hungarian female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers of Hungary Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Budapest Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Hungarian female freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming {{hungary-swimming-bio-stub

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