page_title: István Szívós (water polo, born 1948)
hierarchical_section_title: István Szívós (water polo, born 1948)
caption_attribution_description: English: “Water polo. USSR vs. Hungary”. Moscow, V.I.Lenin Central Stadium's swimming pool, the 22nd Olympic Games. Water polo match between the national teams of the USSR and Hungary. Soviet water polo players won 5-4. Eugeny Grishin ( #4) and Istvan Szivos (#2) fighting for a ball. Русский: «Ватерполисты в борьбе за мяч». Евгений Гришин (№ 4) и Иштван Сиваш (№ 2) в борьбе за мяч на соревнованиях по водному поло между СССР и Венгрией, проходящих в рамках Олимпийских игр 1980 года. Россия, Москва
context_page_description: István Szívós Jr. was a Hungarian water polo player. He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them, becoming one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles. Between 1966 and 1980 he played 308 international matches for Hungary. In 1996 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, one year earlier than his father István Sr., who won Olympic gold medals in water polo in 1952 and 1956.
  Szívós graduated from the Medical University in Budapest, where he later worked as a dentist. After retiring from competitions in 1980 he also became a water polo coach and president of Ferencvárosi TC, and served as a board member of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.
context_section_description: István Szívós Jr. (24 April 1948 – 10 November 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player. He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them, becoming one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles. Between 1966 and 1980 he played 308 international matches for Hungary. In 1996 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, one year earlier than his father István Sr., who won Olympic gold medals in water polo in 1952 and 1956.
  Szívós graduated from the Medical University in Budapest, where he later worked as a dentist. After retiring from competitions in 1980 he also became a water polo coach and president of Ferencvárosi TC, and served as a board member of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.
caption: Szívós (right) at the 1980 Olympics
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