István Bárány (20 December 1907 – 21 February 1995) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924,

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. In 1924 he was twelfth in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later he won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle and was fourth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. In 1932, he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and was eliminated in a semifinal of 100 m freestyle. Between 1926 and 1931 Bárány won four European titles. In 1929 he became the second person, after

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, to swim 100 m within a minute. Bárány held a PhD in law and political science. From 1957 to 1959 he served as the general secretary of the Hungarian Swimming Association. He was also a national coach and an international referee and wrote more than 30 books on swimming. In 1978 he was inducted into the

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1907 births 1995 deaths Sportspeople from Eger Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Hungarian male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European champions for Hungary Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub

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