Tamás Deutsch

Tamás Deutsch (born 4 December 1969 in Budapest) is a male former backstroke swimmer from Hungary.

This article is about the swimmer. For the politician, see Tamás Deutsch (politician).
The native form of this personal name is Deutsch Tamás. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Tamás Deutsch
Personal information
Full nameDeutsch Tamás
NationalityHungarian
Born (1969-12-04) 4 December 1969
Budapest
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubBudapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1994 Rome100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1994 Rome4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 4×100 m medley
European Junior Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1985 Geneva 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1985 Geneva 100 m bacstroke

Swimming career

Deutsch competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.[1] He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships. Despite being of Hungarian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships 200 metres backstroke title in 1990.[2]

He competed in the 1989 Maccabiah Games, in Israel.[3]

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ""For the Record." Times, 28 July 1990, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
  3. "Jewish Post 9 August 1989 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
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