János Konrád (27 August 1941 – 26 November 2014) was a Hungarian

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

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who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was born in

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. Konrád was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 tournament. He played one match and scored one goal. He also participated in the 100 metre backstroke competition but was eliminated in the first round. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1964 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored two goals. At the 1968 Games he won his second bronze medal with the Hungarian team. He played all eight matches and scored three goals. On 26 November 2014 he died at the age of 73.Gyász: elhunyt Konrád János olimpiai bajnok vízilabdázó

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* 1941 births 2014 deaths Hungarian male water polo players Hungarian male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Olympic water polo players for Hungary Olympic swimmers for Hungary Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Budapest Swimmers from Budapest Hungarian water polo coaches Hungary men's national water polo team coaches Hungary women's national water polo team coaches Expatriate sports coaches Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Hungarian sports executives and administrators {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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