Tamas Darnyi is a Hungarian competitive swimmer, born June 3, 1967, in Budapest, who specialized in individual medley events and is regarded as one of the discipline's greatest practitioners. He won four Olympic gold medals across two Games, taking both the 200 meter and 400 meter individual medley at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and repeating that double at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He won gold medals in both medley distances at the 1986 and 1991 World Championships, multiple European Championship titles in 1985, 1987 and 1989, and a European title in the 200 meter butterfly. He was the first swimmer to swim the long course 200 meter medley in under two minutes, remained unbeaten in individual medley events from 1985 until his 1993 retirement, and was named Male World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World in 1987 and 1991.
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Career HighlightWon four Olympic gold medals at two Games, 1988 and 1992 2 Classification
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Why did Tamás Darnyi not compete at the 1984 Olympics?
The Eastern European boycott and an eye injury from a snowball kept him out.
Olympedia says Darnyi, a teen talent, might have competed at the 1984 Olympics, but both the Eastern European boycott and a personal accident prevented it. He was hit by a snowball in the left eye, which left him blind in one eye. After recovering, he started an unbeaten streak in medley events that lasted from 1985 to 1993.
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Tamás Darnyi (born 3 June 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer.
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Tamás Darnyi (born 3 June 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer.
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born 3 June 1967
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June 3, 1967
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Hungarian
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won four gold medals at two Olympic Games (1988 and 1992)
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Tamás Darnyi (born 3 June 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer.
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He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games (1988 and 1992) and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993.
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