Dezső Gyarmati

Dezső Gyarmati

Personal information
Born	(1927-10-23)October 23, 1927 Miskolc, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
Died	August 18, 2013(2013-08-18) (aged 85) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team Competition 1956 Melbourne Team Competition 1964 Tokyo Team Competition 1948 London Team Competition 1960 Rome Team Competition European Championships 1954 Team Competition 1962 Team Competition

Dezső Gyarmati (October 23, 1927 – August 18, 2013) was a Hungarian water polo player and three times Olympic champion; he later became the coach of the Hungarian national water polo team. Widely regarded as a "legendary player", Gyarmati was the most decorated player in the history of the sport.

Dezső Gyarmati was born in Miskolc, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén.

He married Éva Székely, a former swimmer and 1952 Olympic champion of the 200-metre breaststroke. Their daughter Andrea Gyarmati has competed as a backstroke and butterfly swimmer; she received two Olympic medals in 1972, and is a one-time world record holder for the 100 metres butterfly.

Gyarmati was the most successful water polo player in the history of the Olympics. He is widely considered the greatest water polo player of all time. He participated in five different Summer Olympics, winning gold medals with the Hungarian team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His team received silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Gyarmati became European Champion two times, in 1954 and in 1962. He played a total of 108 matches with the Hungary national team. He was among the fastest water polo players of his time, with a personal record of 58.5 seconds for 100 meters.

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