Karoly Guttler is a Hungarian competitive swimmer, born June 15, 1968, in Budapest, who specialized in breaststroke and represented Hungary at four consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 to 2000. He won a silver medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a silver in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In 1993 he won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke at the European Championships in Sheffield, setting a world record of 1:00.95 in the semifinal that stood until 1996, and that year he was named World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. He won multiple additional medals at World and European Championships over his career.
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Career HighlightBroke the 100 m breaststroke world record with 1:00.95 in the semifinal at the 1993 European Championships in Sheffield 2 Classification
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Did Károly Güttler ever win an Olympic gold medal?
No. He won two Olympic silver medals, in 1988 and 1996, and no gold or bronze.
No. Olympedia lists Károly Güttler with two Olympic medals, both silver, and no gold or bronze. He took silver in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics and silver in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1992 and 2000 Games, where Olympedia records him finishing outside the medals.
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Károly Güttler (born 15 June 1968 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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This led to him being awarded the World Swimmer of the Year and European Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine.
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born 15 June 1968
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June 15, 1968
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Hungarian
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broke the 100 m breaststroke world record in the semifinal, with 1:00.95
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Károly Güttler (born 15 June 1968 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Károly Güttler (born 15 June 1968 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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