Dezső Lemhényi (né ''Kollmann'', 9 December 1917 – 4 December 2003) was a Hungarian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player who competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He was the husband of Olga Tass. Lemhényi was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal at the 1948 tournament. He played six matches and scored three goals. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored five goals. He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches. He was inducted into the

International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...

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* 1917 births 2003 deaths Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo Olympic silver medalists for Hungary in water polo Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Hungarian water polo coaches 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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