István Bárány
István Bárány in 1930
Personal information
Full nameBárány István
NationalityHungarian
Born(1907-12-20)20 December 1907
Eger, Heves
Died21 February 1995(1995-02-21) (aged 87)
Budapest
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMagyar Véderő Egylet
Egri Sportegyesület
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1926 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1931 Paris 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1931 Paris 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1931 Paris 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1926 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1927 Bologna 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1927 Bologna 4×200 m freestyle

István Bárány (20 December 1907 – 21 February 1995) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1924 he was twelfth in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later he won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle and was fourth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. In 1932, he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and was eliminated in a semifinal of 100 m freestyle.[2]

Between 1926 and 1931 Bárány won four European titles. In 1929 he became the second person, after Johnny Weissmuller, to swim 100 m within a minute. Bárány held a PhD in law and political science. From 1957 to 1959 he served as the general secretary of the Hungarian Swimming Association. He was also a national coach and an international referee and wrote more than 30 books on swimming. In 1978 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "István Bárány". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "István Bárány". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Dr. István Bárány (HUN) – 1978 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2015.



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