Krisztina Egerszegi
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Krisztina Egerszegi |
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| Medal record | |||
Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 400 m Individual Medley | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m Backstroke | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 100 m Backstroke | |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 400 m Individual Medley | |
Krisztina Egerszegi [ˈkristinɒ ˈɛɡɛrsɛɡi] (born August 16, 1974) is a Hungarian former swimmer, one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era.
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[edit] Biography
Krisztina Egerszegi was born in Budapest in 1974.
Between 1988 and 1996 she won 5 Olympic gold medals (record) in backstroke races, with the exception of individual medley 400 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
She currently holds the world record for 200 m backstroke, with the time of 2:06.62 set on August 22, 1991 during the European LC Championships 1991 in Athens.
She is the second of only two swimmers in Olympic history (Dawn Fraser being the other) to win gold for the same event at three successive Olympics (200 m backstroke: 1988, 1992, 1996).
Her nickname was "Egér" ("Mouse"), because of her youthfulness and physical size.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Time |
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| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd in 100 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Backstroke |
1:01.56 2:09.29 |
| 1989 | European Championships | Bonn, Germany | 2nd in 100 m Backstroke 2nd in 200 m Backstroke 2nd in 400 m Medley |
1:02.44 2:12.61 4:44.75 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | 1st en 100 m Backstroke 1st en 200 m Backstroke |
1:01.78 2:09.15 |
| 1991 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st in 100 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Backstroke 1st in 400 m Medley |
1:00.31 2:06.62 4:39.55 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st in 100 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Backstroke 1st in 400 m Medley |
1:00.68 2:07.06 4:36.54 |
| 1993 | European Championships | Sheffield, England | 1st in 100 m Backstroke 1st en 200 m Backstroke 1st in 200 m Butterfly 1st in 400 m Medley |
1:00.83 2:09.12 2:10.71 4:39.55 |
| 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd in 200 m Backstroke | 2:09.10 |
| 1995 | European Championships | Wien, Austria | 1st in 200 m Backstroke 1st in 400 m Medley 2nd in 4x100 m Medley |
2:07.24 4:40.33 4:12.00 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, USA | 1st in 200 m Backstroke 3rd in 400 m Medley |
2:07.83 4:42.53 |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Mariann Engrich |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1988-1993 |
Succeeded by Rita Köbán |
| Preceded by Rita Köbán |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Ágnes Kovács |
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| Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke |
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| 1924: Sybil Bauer |1928: Marie Braun |1932: Eleanor Holm |1936: Nida Senff |1948: Karen Harup |1952: Joan Harrison |1956: Judy Grinham |1960: Lynn Burke |1964: Cathy Ferguson |1968: Kaye Halm | 1972: Melissa Belote | 1976: Ulrike Richter | 1980: Rica Reinisch | 1984: Theresa Andrews | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1996: Beth Botsford | 2000: Diana Mocanu | 2004: Natalie Coughlin |
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m backstroke |
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| 1968: Lilian Watson | 1972: Melissa Belote | 1976: Ulrike Richter | 1980: Rica Reinisch | 1984: Jolanda de Rover | 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi | 2000: Diana Mocanu | 2004: Kirsty Coventry |
| Olympic champions in women's 400 m individual medley |
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| 1964: Donna de Varona | 1968: Claudia Kolb | 1972: Gail Neall | 1976: Ulrike Tauber | 1980: Petra Schneider | 1984: Tracy Caulkins | 1988: Janet Evans | 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1996: Michelle Smith | 2000: Yana Klochkova | 2004: Yana Klochkova |
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