Gábor Csapó (20 September 1950 – 27 November 2022) 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 in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He died from

respiratory failure Respiratory failure results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, or both cannot be kept at normal levels. A drop in the oxygen carried in the blood is known as hypoxemia; a r ...

on 27 November 2022, at the age of 72.Meghalt Csapó Gábor olimpiai bajnok vízilabdázó

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* 1950 births 2022 deaths Hungarian male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Hungary Water polo players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo European Water Polo Championship medalists 20th-century Hungarian lawyers Water polo players from Budapest Friendship Games medalists in water polo Hungarian water polo coaches Expatriate water polo coaches 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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