Krisztina Egerszegi

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Olympic medalist
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Krisztina Egerszegi
Medal record
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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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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.

Year Tournament Venue Result Time
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

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
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
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
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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