Gyula Dobay (18 November 1937 – 11 June 2007) was a

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. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in eight events in total with the best result of fifth place in the 100 m freestyle in 1960.Dobay's entry
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he won two bronze medals, both in 1958. After the 1956 Olympics, Dobay defected to the United States due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. He stayed there for 16 months, but failed to find a stable job and returned to Hungary. After retiring from swimming he ran a sports shop in Budapest.

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1937 births 2007 deaths Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Szeged European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for Hungary 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub