György Csordás

The native form of this personal name is Csordás György. This article uses the Western name order.
György Csordás
Personal information
Full name György Csordás
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1928-10-06)October 6, 1928
Cegléd, Hungary
Died May 9, 2000(2000-05-09) (aged 71)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle
Club Újpesti TE

György Csordás (October 6, 1928 May 9, 2000) was a freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1948.[1]

His best individual result came in 1948, when he placed fourth in 1500 m freestyle.

At the European Championships in 1954 he became European champion in 400 m freestyle and in 1500 m freestyle.

References

  1. Csordás' entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-07-07


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.