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Zoltán Verrasztó

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Zoltán Verrasztó
Verrasztó Zoltán portrait
Personal information
Full nameVerrasztó Zoltán
NationalityHungarian
Born (1956-03-15) 15 March 1956 (age 68)
Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbackstroke, Individual medley
ClubKözponti Sportiskola
Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 400 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1973 Belgrade 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1977 Sofia 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia 100 m backstroke
European Junior Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1971 Rotterdam 200 m medley

Zoltán Verrasztó (born 15 March 1956) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Hungary.

He won two medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Verrasztó claimed silver in the men's 200 m backstroke, and bronze in the men's 400 m individual medley. Apart from that he twice became world champion in the 200 m backstroke during the 1970s.

His children, Evelyn Verrasztó and Dávid Verrasztó are also Olympic swimmers. He coached them to become European championship gold medalists.

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Records
Preceded by Men's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)

2 April 1976 – 25 July 1976
Succeeded by