Zoltán Verrasztó
Hungarian swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hungarian swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoltán Verrasztó (born 15 March 1956) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Hungary.
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| Full name | Verrasztó Zoltán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1956 Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke, Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Központi Sportiskola Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won two medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Verrasztó claimed silver in the men's 200 m backstroke, and bronze in the men's 400 m individual medley. Apart from that he twice became world champion in the 200 m backstroke during the 1970s.
His children, Evelyn Verrasztó and Dávid Verrasztó are also Olympic swimmers. He coached them to become European championship gold medalists.
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