Krisztina Egerszegi

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The native form of this personal name is Egerszegi Krisztina. This article uses the Western name order.

Olympic medalist
Image:Swimkristinaegerszegi.jpg Krisztina Egerszegi
Medal record
Competitor for Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Women’s Swimming
Olympic Games
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
World Championships (LC)
Gold	1991 Perth	100 m Backstroke
Gold	1991 Perth	200 m Backstroke
Silver	1994 Rome	200 m Backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold	1991 Athens	100 m Backstroke
Gold	1991 Athens	200 m Backstroke
Gold	1991 Athens	400 m Medley
Gold	1993 Sheffield	100 m Backstroke
Gold	1993 Sheffield	200 m Backstroke
Gold	1993 Sheffield	200 m Butterfly
Gold	1993 Sheffield	400 m Medley
Gold	1995 Vienna	200 m Backstroke
Gold	1995 Vienna	400 m Medley
Silver	1989 Bonn	100 m Backstroke
Silver	1989 Bonn	200 m Backstroke
Silver	1989 Bonn	400 m Medley
Silver	1995 Vienna	4 x 100 m 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.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Biography

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.

[edit] Achievements

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	5th in 100 m Backstroke 2nd in 200 m Backstroke	1:01.53 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, U.S.	1st in 200 m Backstroke 3rd in 400 m Medley	2:07.83 4:42.53

[edit] See also

• List of swimmers
• International Swimming Hall of Fame

Awards
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
Preceded by Janet Evans	World Swimmer of the Year 1991–1992	Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick
Preceded by Samantha Riley	World Swimmer of the Year 1995	Succeeded by Penny Heyns
Preceded by Anke Möhring	European Swimmer of the Year 1990 – 1992	Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick
Preceded by Franziska van Almsick	European Swimmer of the Year 1995	Succeeded by Michelle Smith

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[edit] External links

• Krisztina Egerszegi FanSite
• Krisztina Egerszegi - IOC website

v • d • e 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 Hall  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

v • d • e 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

v • d • e 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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