Elemér Szathmáry (1926 – 17 December 1971) was a Hungarian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic medalist, born in

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. He participated in the

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

Summer Olympics in

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, winning a silver medal in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay.

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* 1926 births 1971 deaths Swimmers from Budapest Olympic swimmers for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Hungarian male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub