Dezső Lemhényi

Hungarian water polo player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dezső Lemhényi

Dezső Lemhényi (né Kollmann, 9 December 1917 – 4 December 2003) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics. He was the husband of Olga Tass.

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Dezső Lemhényi
Personal information
Born(1917-12-09)9 December 1917
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died4 December 2003(2003-12-04) (aged 85)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Team competition
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Lemhényi's grave in Budapest.

Lemhényi was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal at the 1948 tournament. He played six matches and scored three goals.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored five goals.

He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.[1] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1]

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