Imre Zachár
Encyclopedia
Imre Zachár was a Hungarian
water polo
player and freestyle
swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
and 1912 Summer Olympics
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that received a silver medal, as well as a member of the Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, which qualified for the final, but did not compete. Zachár was also a member of the Hungarian water polo team which competed in the 1912 tournament
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Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player and freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
and 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
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Swimming career
He was a member of the Hungarian 1908 Summer Olympics 4x200 metre freestyle relay teamSwimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay, or 800 metre team race, was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...
that received a silver medal, as well as a member of the Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, which qualified for the final, but did not compete. Zachár was also a member of the Hungarian water polo team which competed in the 1912 tournament
Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from July 7 to July 16, 1912.-Medal summary:...
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