Zoltán Imre Ödön Halmay de Erdőtelek (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈhɒlmɒi]; 18 June 1881, Magasfalu – 20 May 1956, Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics (1900 – 1908), winning the following medals:[1]
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Men's swimming | ||
Representing Kingdom of Hungary | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1904 St. Louis | 50 yd freestyle |
![]() | 1904 St. Louis | 100 yd freestyle |
![]() | 1900 Paris | 200 m freestyle |
![]() | 1900 Paris | 4000 m freestyle |
![]() | 1908 London | 100 m freestyle |
![]() | 1908 London | 4×200 m freestyle relay |
![]() | 1900 Paris | 1000 m freestyle |
Intercalated Games | ||
![]() | 1906 Athens | 4×250 m freestyle relay |
![]() | 1906 Athens | 100 m freestyle |
Zoltán Halmay, who was a two-time Olympic champion, was the most successful sportsman in freestyle swimming. In 1904 he won the 50 and 100 yards at the St. Louis Games and in 1906 he was a member of the 4×250 m relay team that won the gold medal at the Intercalated Games. He won a further 4 silver medals and a bronze medal at other Olympics. He was Hungarian champion 14 times and won the English, the German and the Austrian Championships as well. He was a world record holder at 100 metres and also at 50 and 220 yards. His versatility is shown by the fact that he was also a remarkable athlete, rower and football player, and he also won a national-level championship in roller-skating over 5000 metres. After his retirement, he worked as a trainer, and he was the federal chief trainer of the Hungarian Swimming Association. At the ceremony organised at the main square of the village, a monument unifying the memorial plaque and the statue of Halmay was set up in collaboration with the Slovak Olympic Committee and the local government of Vysoká pri Morave (Magasfalu).[2]
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Preceded by – |
Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 December 1905 – 20 July 1908 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 28 June 1908 – 11 November 1908 |
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50 yards |
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50 metres |
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100 yards |
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100 metres |
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Intercalated Games |
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