Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller

(1904–1984) water polo player Hungary

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Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984) was a Hungary water polo player.

About Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller was a Hungarian-born German American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He has one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th century. He set world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.

Notable works:

Tarzan my father

Awards:

International Swimming Hall of Fame|honorary citizen of Timișoara|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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