Henrik Hajós (later ''Guttmann'', 21 July 1886 – 30 December 1963) was a Hungarian

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who competed in the

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and the

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. He was born and died in

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and was the younger brother of

Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós (1 February 1878 – 12 November 1955) was a Hungarian swimmer, football player and manager, and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary. No other swimmer ever won s ...

. In 1906 he won a gold medal as a member of Hungarian 4x250 m relay team. Two years later at the 1908 Olympics he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition he was eliminated in the first round.

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* 1886 births 1963 deaths Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Budapest Jews from Austria-Hungary Jewish Hungarian sportspeople Jewish swimmers Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games 19th-century Hungarian people 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub