Dániel Gyurta (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈdaːniɛlˈɟurtɒ]; born 4 May 1989)[1] is a Hungarian former competitive swimmer who mainly competed in the 200-metre breaststroke. In 2016, Gyurta became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he is a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Athletes' Commission since 2013 and a member of the Athletes Commission since 2016.[2]
His coaches are Sándor Széles, Ferenc Kovácshegyi and Balázs Virth. On 12 August 2008 he set an Olympic record in the preliminaries of the 200-metre breaststroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[3] His record was broken one day later by Kitajima in the semi-finals. Gyurta finished fifth in the final.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships he won gold medal in 200 m breaststroke, edging out Eric Shanteau in the last meters. He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year for this achievement.
Two years later Gyurta retained the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, thus becoming the second man to defend the world title on 200 metre breaststroke after David Wilkie of Great Britain,[4] who won the first two world titles, in 1973 and 1975.
At the 2012 London Olympics he won the gold medal and set a new world record for the 200 m breaststroke.[5] After the race, he offered a replica of his Olympic medal to the parents of his former competitor Alexander Dale Oen in tribute to him, a gesture much appreciated by Dale's family. Dale had died on 30 April 2012, a few months before the Games.[6][7] Later, Gyurta received the international Fair Play Award from UNESCO, in respect of his medal tribute of a fallen fellow breaststroker: Alexander Dale Oen.[8][9]
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The native form of this personal name is Gyurta Daniel This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Daniel Gyurta Hungarian pronunciation ˈdaːniɛl ˈɟurtɒ born 4 May 1989 1 is a Hungarian former competitive swimmer who mainly competed in the 200 metre breaststroke In 2016 Gyurta became a member of the International Olympic Committee IOC he is a member of the European Olympic Committees EOC Athletes Commission since 2013 and a member of the Athletes Commission since 2016 2 Daniel GyurtaPersonal informationFull nameDaniel GyurtaNickname Dani National team HungaryBorn 1989 05 04 4 May 1989 age 35 Budapest HungaryHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight77 kg 170 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBreaststrokeClubUjpesti TEMedal record Men s swimming Representing Hungary Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships LC 3 0 1 World Championships SC 2 1 0 European Championships LC 2 0 2 European Championships SC 6 2 0 Total 14 4 3 Olympic Games 2012 London 200 m breaststroke 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke World Championships LC 2009 Rome 200 m breaststroke 2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 2015 Kazan 200 m breaststroke World Championships SC 2012 Istanbul 200 m breaststroke 2014 Doha 200 m breaststroke 2010 Dubai 200 m breaststroke European Championships LC 2010 Budapest 200 m breaststroke 2012 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke 2012 Debrecen 4 100 m medley 2014 Berlin 4 100 m medley European Championships SC 2006 Helsinki 200 m breaststroke 2007 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke 2009 Istanbul 200 m breaststroke 2011 Szczecin 200 m breaststroke 2013 Herning 100 m breaststroke 2013 Herning 200 m breaststroke 2009 Istanbul 100 m breaststroke 2015 Netanya 200 m breaststroke Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal bests 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGyurta was born in Budapest When he was 15 years old he won a silver medal with 2 10 80 in the men s 200 metre breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece His coaches are Sandor Szeles Ferenc Kovacshegyi and Balazs Virth On 12 August 2008 he set an Olympic record in the preliminaries of the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 3 His record was broken one day later by Kitajima in the semi finals Gyurta finished fifth in the final At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships he won gold medal in 200 m breaststroke edging out Eric Shanteau in the last meters He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year for this achievement Two years later Gyurta retained the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships thus becoming the second man to defend the world title on 200 metre breaststroke after David Wilkie of Great Britain 4 who won the first two world titles in 1973 and 1975 At the 2012 London Olympics he won the gold medal and set a new world record for the 200 m breaststroke 5 After the race he offered a replica of his Olympic medal to the parents of his former competitor Alexander Dale Oen in tribute to him a gesture much appreciated by Dale s family Dale had died on 30 April 2012 a few months before the Games 6 7 Later Gyurta received the international Fair Play Award from UNESCO in respect of his medal tribute of a fallen fellow breaststroker Alexander Dale Oen 8 9 His younger brother Gergely Gyurta is also a competitive swimmer Personal bests editIn long course swim pools Gyurta s bests are 100 m breaststroke 59 53 29 July 2012 London Hungarian Record 200 m breaststroke 2 07 23 2 August 2013 Barcelona Championship Record European Record In short course pools Gyurta s best s are 50 m breaststroke 27 00 10 December 2009 Hungarian Record 100 m breaststroke 56 72 11 December 2009 Istanbul Hungarian Record 200 m breaststroke 2 00 48 31 August 2014 Dubai Former World RecordAwards edit nbsp Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Knight s Cross 2004 Hungarian swimmer of the Year 5 2004 2009 2011 2012 2013 Hungarian Junior Athlete of the Year 2 the National Sports Association NSSZ awards 2004 2007 Junior Prima award 2008 Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 3 votes of sports journalists 2009 2012 2013 nbsp Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Officer s Cross 2010 Best Youth Hungarian Athlete of the year 1 the National Sports Association NSSZ awards 2011 Best Hungarian Junior Sportman of the Year Heraklesz 1 2011 nbsp Order of Merit of Hungary Commander s Cross 2012 UNESCO Fair Play Award 2013 Swimming World Magazine European Swimmer of the Year 1 2013 Hungarian university athlete of the year 1 2015 Honorary Citizen of Ujpest 2016 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Daniel Gyurta Biography and Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 29 July 2011 Daniel Gyurta The International Olympic Committee Retrieved 24 March 2021 Lonsbrough Anita 12 August 2008 Records tumble in breastroke and relays London The Telegraph Retrieved 29 July 2011 Daniel Gyurta Overtakes Kosuke Kitajima for 200 Breast Gold Swimming World Magazine 29 July 2011 Archived from the original on 15 September 2012 Retrieved 29 July 2011 London Olympics Gyurta wins 200m breaststroke gold in world record The Times Of India Retrieved 2 August 2012 Dani Gyurta will send a replica of his Olympic gold to Dale Oen s family Retrieved 4 August 2012 Daniel Gyurta makes copy of gold medal for family of Norway s Alexander Dale Oen News Corp Australia Network 4 August 2012 Retrieved 4 August 2012 GYURTA DANIEL ATVETTE A NEMZETKOZI FAIR PLAY DIJAT Retrieved 19 September 2013 DANIEL GYURTA RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL FAIR PLAY AWARD FROM UNESCO Retrieved 19 September 2013 External links editDaniel Gyurta at World Aquatics Daniel Gyurta at Swimrankings net nbsp Daniel Gyurta at Olympedia nbsp Daniel Gyurta at Olympics com Daniel Gyurta at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottsag in Hungarian English translation Records Preceded byChristian Sprenger World record holder Men s 200 m breaststroke1 August 2012 15 September 2012 Succeeded byAkihiro Yamaguchi Preceded byChristian Sprenger World record holder Men s 200 m breaststroke 25 m 13 December 2009 20 November 2016 Succeeded byMarco Koch Awards Preceded byAttila VajdaKrisztian Berki Hungarian Sportsman of The Year20092012 2013 Succeeded byKrisztian BerkiKrisztian Berki Preceded byYannick Agnel European Swimmer of the Year2013 Succeeded byAdam Peaty Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Gyurta amp oldid 1220419467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
