Krisztina Egerszegi

The native form of this personal name is Egerszegi Krisztina. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Krisztina Egerszegi
Egerszegi in 1989
Personal information
Full nameKrisztina Egerszegi
Nickname(s)Egérke (Little Mouse), Egér (Mouse), Queen Kristina (1992)
NationalityHungarian
Born (1974-08-16) 16 August 1974 (age 50)[1]
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, individual medley, butterfly
ClubBudapest Spartacus SC[1]
CoachMiklós Kiss (1981–1982)
György Turi (1982–1986)
László Kiss (1986–1996)
Medal record
International aquatics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 1 1
World Championships 2 1 0
European Championships (LC) 9 4 0
European Junior Championships (LC) 3 0 0
Goodwill Games 1 1 0
Total 20 7 1
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 400 m medley
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley

Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristinɒ ˈɛɡɛrsɛɡi]; born 16 August 1974) is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. She is a three-time Olympian (1988, 1992 and 1996) and five-time Olympic champion; and one of four individuals (Dawn Fraser, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky being the other three) to have ever won the same swimming event at three consecutive Summer Olympics. She is the first female swimmer to win five individual Olympic gold medals.[1][2][3]

Egerszegi held the world record in the long-course 200 m backstroke for almost 17 years. In 2013, she was awarded the Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Krisztina Egerszegi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Krisztina EGERSZEGI". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ Petruso, A. (2004). "Egerszegi, Krisztina". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.