About Andrea Gyarmati
Born 1954. Andrea Gyarmati is a Hungarian swimmer and pediatrician.
Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. In 1972, she set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. At the 1972 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly. In 1995, following her both parents, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Biography Gyarmati was born in Budapest. Her mother and coach Éva Székely was a 1952 Olympic champion in breaststroke, and her father Dezső Gyarmati was an Olympic champion in water polo. Gyarmati married and later divorced Mihály Hesz, an Olympic champion in canoe.
She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in eight events in total, and won two individual medals in 1972 (a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly).
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Who is Andrea Gyarmati?
Hungarian swimmer and physician
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Andrea Gyarmati was born on 15 April 1954 in Budapest.
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Andrea Gyarmati is a swimmer and pediatrician.
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Andrea Gyarmati is Hungarian.
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