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Born |
5 August 1952 (age 64) Budapest, Hungary |
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Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vasas, Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamás Faragó (born 5 August 1952) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics and five at the world and European championships. In the mid-1980s he played for German clubs. After retiring from competitions he became a water polo coach, guiding the Hungary's junior and women's national teams. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.