Dezső_Lemhényi

Dezső Lemhényi

Dezső Lemhényi

Hungarian water polo player

The native form of this personal name is Lemhényi Dezső. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Dezső Lemhényi (né Kollmann, December 9, 1917 – December 4, 2003) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Lemhényi's grave in Budapest.

He was born and died in Budapest. He was the husband of Olga Tass.

Lemhényi was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal at the 1948 tournament. He played six matches and scored three goals.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored five goals.

He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.[1] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Dezso Lemhenyi (HUN)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 23 May 2020.


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