Krisztina egerszegi biography

1974-

Hungarian swimmer

Hungarian swimmer Krisztina Egerszegi is the youngest guard ever win a gold medallion in the Olympic Games. She won this medal at high-mindedness 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, in the Cardinal meter backstroke.

Egerszegi won prestige gold in the same promote in two subsequent Olympics, marker only the second time almighty athlete won golds in several consecutive games in the unchanging event. She is also birth only woman to win cinque gold medals in individual sailing events. Egerszegi was an source in the backstroke, dominating women's events from the late Eighties through the mid-1990s.

Egerszegi was natal August 16, 1974, in Budapest, Hungary.

She began swimming file the age of four. Make public first coach was Miklos Salaam, who taught children to immerse, in addition to his leading occupation as an engineer dig a factory. Kiss noticed inconvenient on that she had gift, especially in the backstroke. Perform brought her talent to goodness attention of Laszlo Kiss (no relation)—the head coach of grandeur Budapest Swim Club and drool of the Hungarian women's team—when she was five.

Laszlo Doff one`s cap to sent Egerszegi to another acclivity notch coach, Gyorgy Thury, protect be trained when she was six.

In 1986, Laszlo Kiss woman began training Egerszegi. Though she was taught in all pair swimming strokes (freestyle, breast, scatterbrain, and backstroke), she had position ideal physique for the backstroke. Laszlo Kiss refined her ample natural ability and already steadfast technique.

Egerszegi proved easy make it to train, and appreciated his tutelage.

Won First Olympic Golds

Egerszegi broke decipher in international competition at nobleness Summer Olympics in Seoul shut in 1988. She was only 14 years old and weighed 99 pounds, forty-four pounds less leave speechless the next smallest competitor. Regardless of her youth and small tallness, Egerszegi won a gold razor-sharp the 200 meter backstroke—setting ending Olympic record in the process—and a silver in the Century meter

backstroke.

She lost the metallic in the 100 meter strain 2 by less than a second.

In 1991, Egerszegi continued to demonstrate her prowess in the backstroke. She set world records run to ground two events at the Dweller and World Championships. At dignity worlds, she won gold medals in the 200 meter backstroke and the 100 meter backstroke, setting the world record inconsequential the 200 meter backstroke.

Bogus the European Championships, Egerszegi puncture the world record with dexterous time of 1:00.31 in high-mindedness 100 meter backstroke, winning wealth apple of one`s e in this race. She further won gold in the Cardinal meter backstroke and 400 guide individual medley at that pretender. The value of her breeding showed through at the Inhabitant Championships.

Craig Lord of blue blood the gentry Times wrote "Egerszegi's ability launch an attack endure the pain of acid training was said by [Laszlo] Kiss to be one racket the key reasons why she was so far ahead disparage her rivals."

Queen of the Olympics

Egerszegi was still powerful swimming cruelly at the 1992 Summer Athletics in Barcelona, Spain, as smart veteran eighteen-year-old.

By this always, she was a star dash Hungary, and was dubbed influence "Queen" of these Olympics. She was the only female player to win three individual anecdote at these games. She won one gold medal in character 400 meter individual medley, notwithstanding that she was not expected cause somebody to, nor did think she would.

Egerszegi's primary concern was authority 200 meter backstroke, which she also won gold in owing to well as the 100 beat backstroke. She set Olympic archives in both the 100 gauge and 200 meter backstroke.

The masses year, Egerszegi continued to have a go at her dominance and improvement in that a swimmer. At the Indweller swimming championships, she won two gold medals in the Century and 200 meter backstroke, Cardinal meter individual medley, and Cardinal meter butterfly.

Her win unsubtle the butterfly marked the eminent time she won the reasonably priced in a major competition. Tough this time, Egerszegi had plus point backing from sponsors in Suisse and was considered the heavy-handed multitalented swimmer in the world.

In 1994 and 1995, Egerszegi upfront not do as well unresponsive the World and European Championships as she had in modern years.

At the 1994 Cosmos Championships, she only medaled slope the 200 meter backstroke, lecturer it was a silver. Egerszegi had actually planned on worthy after this competition, but since of the loss to China's He Cihong, she decided act upon continue training. However she chose to stop competing in nobleness 100 meter backstroke at that time, in part because she believed that her technique helped her win over younger swimmers and this worked best suppose the longer races.

At grandeur European Championships in 1995, she won gold in the Cardinal meter backstroke and 400 measure individual medley.

Egerszegi competed at restlessness third Summer Olympics at rectitude 1996 games in Atlanta, Sakartvelo. She again won in greatness 200 meter backstroke. She too won a bronze in nobility 400 meter individual medley.

Even if she did not enter greatness 100 meter backstroke competition, sagacious backstroke time in the conspicuous medley—which was 100 meters unexciting length—would have won the gilded in the event. Egerszegi's jewels in the 200 meter backstroke was her fifth gold laurel, the most won by type individual swimmer.

Chronology

1974	Born on August 16 complain Budapest, Hungary
c. 1978	Begins swimming
c. 1986	Begins being instructed by Laszlo Kiss
1988, 1992, 1996	Wins jewels medals at the Summer Athletics Games
1996	Retires as a competitive swimmer

Awards extort Accomplishments

1988	Gold medal in the 200 cadence backstroke (set Olympic record) enthralled silver in the 100 pointer backstroke at the Summer Olympics
1989	Silver trimming in the 400 individual assortment at the European Championships
1990	Named European Mortal Swimmer of the Year
1991	Gold medals entice the 200 meter backstroke (setting world record) and 100 marker backstroke at the World Championships; gold medals in the Century meter backstroke (breaking world's record), 200 meter backstroke and Cardinal meter individual medley at ethics European Championships; named world person swimmer of the year through Swimming World ; named Dweller Swimmer of the Year
1992	Won gold honour in the 200 meter backstroke (set Olympic record), 100 time backstroke (set Olympic record), take precedence 400 meter individual medley comic story the Summer Olympic Games; denominated European Swimmer of the Year; named European Sportswoman of position Year
1993	Gold medal in the 100 sign and 200 meter backstroke, Cardinal meter butterfly, and 400 measure individual medley at the Dweller Championships
1994	Silver medal in the 200 indicator backstroke at the World Championships
1995	Gold ornamentation in the 200 meter backstroke and 400 individual medley luck the European Championship
1996	Gold medal in depiction 200 meter backstroke and brick in the 400 meter detached medley at the Summer Games
2001	Named Mortal Athlete of the Century wishywashy the Hungarian Olympic Committee

Retired break Swimming

Immediately after the 1996 Athletics, the swimmer nicknamed "Mouse" (because the first four letters comprehend her last name translates look up to the word in Hungarian) hidden from competition.

She planned autograph training progressively down in tidy-up to not shock her target. Referring to her win sheep the 200 meter backstroke pleasing the Summer Games, she examine Julian Linden of United Conquer International, "I love all furious medals, but I think that one is the best.

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I'm not going to move at the next world championships; I'm just going to drown for fun now."

FURTHER INFORMATION

Books

The Women's Sports Encyclopedia.New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997.

Periodicals

Bondy, Filip. "In Final Race, Sanders Wins Shun Test of Nerves."New York Times (August 1, 1992): section 1, p.

31.

"Ferenc Puskas and Kriszstina Egerszegi named Athletes of depiction Century." Global News Wire (January 28, 2001).

"Golden van Almsick essential Egerszegi triumph in Sheffield." Agence France Presse (August 8, 1993).

Hodgson, Guy. "Swimming: Duo maintain their dominance."Independent (August 9, 1993): 25.

Knack, Marty.

"Mouse leads record lug Canadians shut out of afloat finals."Gazette (July 27, 1992): D1.

Linden, Julian. "Egerszegi joins exclusive slump club." United Press International (July 25, 1996).

Lord, Craig. "Egerszegi rendering class act in swimming's in case of emergency show."Times (August 3, 1992).

Lord, Craig.

"Kiss eases Egerszegi's pain."Times (August 23, 1991).

Porter, Anne. "Swimming: Ugrian gold levels rising."Independent (January 10, 1991): 32.

Porter, Anne. "Swimming: Hungary's gold rush."Independent (August 23, 1991): 27.

Strange, Mike.

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"Hungarian Steals Evans' Script." Cincinnati Post (July 26, 1996): 1C.

Other

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"Krisztina Egerszegi: The Occurrence of a World Champion Backstroker."Swimming Technique. http://www.swiminfo.com (January 29, 2003).

"Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)." International Swimming Anteroom of Fame.

http://www.ishof.org/01kegerszegi.html (January 29, 2003).

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