Mihály Mayer

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]

The native form of this personal name is Mayer Mihály. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Mihály Mayer
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1933-12-27)27 December 1933
Újpest, Hungary
Died4 September 2000(2000-09-04) (aged 66)
Budapest, Hungary
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubÚjpesti TE
Medal record
Men's Water Polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team competition
Bronze medal – third place1960 Rome Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team competition
Bronze medal – third place1968 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

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


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