ATHLETE

Olivér Halassy

1909 - 1946

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Olivér Halassy (né Haltmayer; 31 July 1909 – 10 September 1946) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. Halassy lost his left leg below the knee when he was hit by a train at the age of 11. He later became the first amputee swimmer to compete in the Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olivér Halassy has received more than 46,769 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Olivér Halassy is the 605th most popular athlete (up from 820th in 2019), the 525th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 564th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Olivér Halassy ranks 605 out of 6,025. Before him are Jaan Kikkas, Axel Norling, Alan Helffrich, Arthur Barnard, Wyndham Halswelle, and Eric Backman. After him are Heikki Liimatainen, Edward Lindberg, Aleksandr Baryshnikov, István Somodi, Hal Connolly, and Mary Carew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Olivér Halassy ranks 286. Before him are Margaret Mee, Juan Carreño, Xie Fuzhi, Leo Sexton, Jean Batten, and Shōhei Ōoka. After him are Beb Bakhuys, Vasco Bergamaschi, Emmett Toppino, Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Paul A. Baran, and Ernst Andersson. Among people deceased in 1946, Olivér Halassy ranks 183. Before him are Lionel Dunsterville, Harry Edwin Wood, Federigo Enriques, Alfred Stock, Nikolay Burdenko, and Blanche Bingley. After him are Kate Bruce, Ada Adler, Frank Hadow, Henry Lehrman, William S. Hart, and Elvira Notari.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Olivér Halassy ranks 525 out of 1,077. Before him are Gedeon Barcza (1911), József Háda (1911), Vilmos Kohut (1906), József Csatári (1943), László Lékai (1910), and Tibor Csernai (1938). After him are Ferenc Machos (1932), Jenő Rejtő (1905), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), Katarina Ivanović (1811), Imre Polyák (1932), and András Toma (1925).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Olivér Halassy ranks 17. Before him are Olga Gyarmati (1924), Márta Rudas (1937), Angéla Németh (1946), Gergely Kulcsár (1934), Gyula Zsivótzky (1937), and László Szollás (1907). After him are István Rózsavölgyi (1929), Imre Polyák (1932), Tamás Mendelényi (1936), Ileana Silai (1941), András Balczó (1938), and György Bródy (1908).

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