György Csordás (6 October 1928 – 9 May 2000) was a
freestyle swimmer
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from
Hungary
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, who competed in three consecutive
Summer Olympics
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for his native country, starting in
1948
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Csordás' entry
on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-07-07
His best individual result came in 1948, when he placed fourth in 1500 m freestyle.
At the European Championships
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in 1954 he became European champion in 400 m freestyle and in 1500 m freestyle.
References
1928 births
2000 deaths
Olympic swimmers for Hungary
Hungarian male freestyle swimmers
Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Cegléd
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
European champions for Hungary
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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