István Barta (13 August 1895 – 16 February 1948) was a Hungarian

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player who competed in the

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, in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

, and in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. Barta, who was

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. He first competed at the Olympics in 1924. As a member of the Hungarian water polo team he finished seventh. He played all four matches as goalkeeper. On club level he played for

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He was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the silver medal in 1928 and the gold medal 1932. In Amsterdam at the 1928 Summer Olympics he played all four matches as goalkeeper. Four years later in Los Angeles he played one match as goalkeeper. He died in

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Personal life

Istvan had a daughter Julia who emigrated to Canada and became a pediatrician in Montreal. Istvan had a brother, Miklos Barta, who was murdered by the Nazis, Istvan had 2 nephews and a niece through his brother Miklos. The Oldest Giz Folden née Barta born in Budapest in 1926 lives in Australia. Giz was married to Imre Folden who died in 1984, together they had 2 sons, Tom and Peter Folden, Both played water polo in Australia at a very competitive level. Tom Folden has 2 sons Shanon and Gavin, intern Shanon Folden has 3 sons and Gavin a son and daughter. Miklos had a son, Robert Barta who was married to Marta Pinter (a representative of the Hungarian National Swimming Team) had 4 children. The two eldest, Rayner and Yvette both played water polo in Australia. Rayner, like his great uncle was also a goalkeeper and represented Australia at the 11th Maccabiah Games in Israel. Miklos also had another son Osi who died in Vienna in 1967 he had 2 children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barta, Istvan 1895 births 1948 deaths Hungarian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo Olympic silver medalists for Hungary in water polo Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County

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