Géza Kádas was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer, born in Eger on 7 August 1926 and died in Budapest on 6 March 1979. He began swimming in 1938 and won 13 individual Hungarian championship titles between 1946 and 1953. At the 1948 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 100 metres freestyle and a silver medal with the Hungarian 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, and he finished fourth in the 400 metres with a European record. He swam at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as well, placing fifth in the 100 metres and in the relay, and in 1954 he became a European champion in the relay. After the 1956 revolution he was sentenced to prison in 1957 and was released in 1961.
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Born 7 August 1926 in Eger, Heves HUN
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100 metres Freestyle, Men
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Between 1946 and 1953 he won a total of 13 individual Hungarian championship titles
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100 metres Freestyle, Men
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4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men
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NOC Hungary HUN
Plays: Swimming, Results, discipline
Swimming ( Aquatics)
Competed In: 1948 Summer Olympics, Results, 1948-summer-olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
Competed In: 1952 Summer Olympics, Results, 1952-summer-olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
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