Róbert Antal

The native form of this personal name is Antal Róbert. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Robert Antal
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Adler
Born(1921-07-21)July 21, 1921
Budapest, Hungary
DiedFebruary 1, 1995(1995-02-01) (aged 73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
ClubMagyar Testgyakorlók Köre (MTK, HUN)
Medal record
Men's Water Polo
Representing  Hungary
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

Róbert Antal (Former name: Róbert Adler, July 21, 1921 – February 1, 1995) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Antal, who was Jewish,[2][3][4] was born in Budapest and died in Toronto, Canada.[1]

1952 Olympics

Antal was part of the Hungarian Water Polo team which won the gold medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. The victory was Hungary's third Olympic Gold medal title, and Hungary would prove to have a top rated National Water Polo Team. Antal played two matches.[1] In the semi-final, Hungary beat the Soviet Union 6-4, the day after beating Egypt 9-0. A victory over the Soviet Team was noteworthy, as the Soviets had not been to an Olympics since the October Revolution of 1917, and their participation was carefully observed by the press.[1]

Taking the gold medal in the final round, the Hungarian team defeated Yugoslavia, who took the Silver medal. Antal played goalkeeper.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Róbert Antal — Biographical information. Retrieved June 16, 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  4. ^ Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  5. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Water Polo at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.