Mihály Mayer

The native form of this personal name is Mayer Mihály. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Mihály Mayer (27 December 1933 – 4 September 2000) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.^[1]

Mihály Mayer

Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1933-12-27)27 December 1933 Újpest, Hungary
Died	4 September 2000(2000-09-04) (aged 66) Budapest, Hungary
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Újpesti TE
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition 1964 Tokyo Team competition 1968 Mexico City Team competition

He was Jewish,^[2] was born in Újpest, and died in Budapest.

Mayer was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1956 tournament. He played four matches and scored one goal.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored one goal.

At the 1964 Games he won his second gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played five matches.

In 1968 he won again a bronze medal when the Hungarian team finished third in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Coach career

As a coach he led the Hungary men's national water polo team to the silver medal at the Guayaquil Water Polo World Championship in 1982.^[3]

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of select Jewish water polo players
• Blood in the Water match

References

1. "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
2. Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
3. 1982, Guayaquil: The silver team of Hungary www.waterpololegends.com

External links

• Mihály Mayer at World Aquatics
• Mihály Mayer at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Mihály Mayer at Olympics.com
• Mihály Mayer at Olympedia
• Mihály Mayer at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)