Róbert Antal (Former name: ''Róbert Adler'', July 21, 1921 – February 1, 1995) was a Hungarian

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player who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Antal, who was Jewish, was born in

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and died in

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1952 Olympics

Antal was part of the Hungarian Water Polo team which won the gold medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. The victory was Hungary's third Olympic Gold medal title, and Hungary would prove to have a top rated National Water Polo Team. Antal played two matches. In the semi-final, Hungary beat the Soviet Union 6-4, the day after beating Egypt 9-0. A victory over the Soviet Team was noteworthy, as the Soviets had not been to an Olympics since the October Revolution of 1917, and their participation was carefully observed by the press. Taking the gold medal in the final round, the Hungarian team defeated Yugoslavia, who took the Silver medal. Antal played goalkeeper.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antal, Robert 1921 births 1995 deaths Hungarian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for Hungary Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Hungarian Jews Jewish water polo players Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian expatriates in Canada 20th-century Hungarian people

1952 Olympics

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