István Szívós

István Szívós

Szívós (right) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1948-04-24)24 April 1948 Budapest, Hungary
Died	10 November 2019(2019-11-10) (aged 71)
Height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest OSC, Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team 1980 Moscow Team World Championships 1973 Belgrade Team 1975 Cali Team 1978 Berlin Team European Water Polo Championship 1970 Barcelona Team 1974 Vienna Team 1977 Jönköping Team

István Szívós Jr. (24 April 1948 – 10 November 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player.

He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them. He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles.

He died 10 November 2019 at the age of 71.^[1]

References

1. "Elhunyt Szívós István". Magyar Hirlap (in Hungarian). 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-13.