Mihály Mayer

Mihály Mayer (27 December 1933 – 4 September 2000) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. He was Jewish, was born in Újpest, and died in Budapest. Mayer was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1956 tournament. He played four matches and scored one goal. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored one goal. At the 1964 Games he won his second gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played five matches. In 1968 he won again a bronze medal when the Hungarian team finished third in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Coach career As a coach he led the Hungary men's national water polo team to the silver medal at the Guayaquil Water Polo World Championship in 1982.

Mihály Mayer at World Aquatics Mihály Mayer at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Mihály Mayer at Olympics.com Mihály Mayer at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)