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Krisztina Egerszegi

Personal information

Full name

Krisztina Egerszegi

Nickname(s)

Egér (Mouse)

Nationality

Hungary

Stroke(s)

Backstroke, individual medley

Club

Budapest Spartacus SC

Date of birth

16 August 1974 (age 35)

Place of birth

Budapest, Hungary

Height

174 cm

Weight

57 kg

Medal record

Women's swimming
Competitor for Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	200 m backstroke
Gold	1992 Barcelona	100 m backstroke
Gold	1992 Barcelona	200 m backstroke
Gold	1992 Barcelona	400 m medley
Gold	1996 Atlanta	200 m backstroke
Silver	1988 Seoul	100 m backstroke
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	400 m medley
World Championships
Gold	1991 Perth	100 m backstroke
Gold	1991 Perth	200 m backstroke
Silver	1994 Rome	200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold	1991 Athens	100 m backstroke
Gold	1991 Athens	200 m backstroke
Gold	1991 Athens	400 m medley
Gold	1993 Sheffield	100 m backstroke
Gold	1993 Sheffield	200 m backstroke
Gold	1993 Sheffield	200 m butterfly
Gold	1993 Sheffield	400 m medley
Gold	1995 Vienna	200 m backstroke
Gold	1995 Vienna	400 m medley
Silver	1989 Bonn	100 m backstroke
Silver	1989 Bonn	200 m backstroke
Silver	1989 Bonn	400 m medley
Silver	1995 Vienna	4×100 m medley

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

Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristinɒ ˈɛɡɛrsɛɡi]; born 16 August 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. She is a 3-time Olympian (1988, 1992 and 1996) and 5-time Olympic champion; and one of two individuals to have ever won the same swimming event at 3 consecutive Summer Olympics.

She held the world record in the long course 200 m backstroke for almost 17 years (August 1991-February 2008), after setting it at the 1991 European Championships (2:06.62). As of June 2009, that time remains the European and Hungarian records. It is the oldest record on the European list, and the second-oldest on the Hungarian list--Egerszegi's former world record in the 100 m backstroke (1:00.31), set 3 days prior to the 200 m backstroke, is the oldest.

At her first Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics, she became the youngest-ever female Olympic champion in swimming when she won the 200 m backstroke at the age of 14 years and 41 days. This youth record was broken in 1992 by Kyoko Iwasaki (Japan).

Biography

Between 1988 and 1996 she won 5 Olympic gold medals, which was a record for a swimmer for individual gold medal wins. This record has since been broken by Michael Phelps, who has to date won 9 individual gold medals.

She is the second of only two swimmers in Olympic history (Dawn Fraser being the other) to win gold for the same event at three successive Olympics (200 m backstroke: 1988, 1992, 1996).

Her nickname was "Egér" ("Mouse"), a play on her surname, because of her youthfulness and physical size.

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.^[1]

Impact on Hungarian culture

Her 1988 winning in Seoul became on of the biggest TV-moments in Hungary. The infamous phrase "Come on Mouse, come on little girl" by Tamás Vitray, who was the speaker on the air, is part of the popular culture. Egerszegi is still the role model of the "champion" in the country.

References

^ Egerszegi's bio from the International Swimming Hall of Fame; retrieved 2009-07-08

Records
Preceded by Ina Kleber	Women's 100 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) 22 August 1991 – 10 September 1994	Succeeded by He Cihong
Preceded by Betsy Mitchell	Women's 200 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) 25 August 1991 – 16 February 2008	Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry
Awards
Preceded by Mariann Engrich	Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1988-1993	Succeeded by Rita Köbán
Preceded by Rita Köbán	Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1996	Succeeded by Ágnes Kovács
Preceded by Janet Evans	World Swimmer of the Year 1991–1992	Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick
Preceded by Samantha Riley	World Swimmer of the Year 1995	Succeeded by Penny Heyns
Preceded by Anke Möhring	European Swimmer of the Year 1990 – 1992	Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick
Preceded by Franziska van Almsick	European Swimmer of the Year 1995	Succeeded by Michelle Smith

Olympic Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke

1968: Lillian Watson \| 1972: Melissa Belote \| 1976: Ulrike Richter \| 1980: Rica Reinisch \| 1984: Jolanda de Rover \| 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 2000: Diana Mocanu \| 2004: Kirsty Coventry \| 2008: Kirsty Coventry

Olympic Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1964: Donna de Varona \| 1968: Claudia Kolb \| 1972: Gail Neall \| 1976: Ulrike Tauber \| 1980: Petra Schneider \| 1984: Tracy Caulkins \| 1988: Janet Evans \| 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1996: Michelle Smith \| 2000: Yana Klochkova \| 2004: Yana Klochkova \| 2008: Stephanie Rice

World Long Course Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

1973: Ulrike Richter (GDR) • 1975: Ulrike Richter (GDR) • 1978: Linda Jezek (USA) • 1982: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1986: Betsy Mitchell (USA) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1994: Chihong He (CHN) • 1998: Lea Maurer (USA) • 2001: Natalie Coughlin (USA) • 2003: Antje Buschschulte (GER) • 2005: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) • 2007: Natalie Coughlin (USA) • 2009: Gemma Spofforth (GBR)

World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke

1973: Melissa Belote (USA) • 1975: Birgit Treiber (GDR) • 1978: Linda Jezek (USA) • 1982: Kornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1986: Kornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1994: Chihong He (CHN) • 1998: Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) • 2001: Diana Mocanu (ROM) • 2003: Katy Sexton (GBR) • 2005: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) • 2007: Margaret Hoelzer (USA) • 2009: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)

European Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

1927: Wilhelmine den Turk (NED) • 1931: Marie Braun (NED) • 1934: Rie Mastenbroek (NED) • 1938: Cor Kint (NED) • 1947: Karen Margrete Harup (DEN) • 1950: Hendrika van der Horst (NED) • 1954: Geertje Wielemav {NED) • 1958: Judy Grinham (GBR) • 1962: Rita van Velsen (NED) • 1966: Christine Caron (FRA) • 1970: Tinatin Lekveishvili (URS) • 1974: Ulrike Richter (GDR) • 1977: Birgit Treiber (GDR) • 1981: Ina Kleber (GDR) • 1983: Ina Kleber (GDR) • 1985: Birte Weigang (GDR) • 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1989: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1997: Antje Buschschulte (GER) • 1999: Sandra Völker (GER) • 2000: Nina Zhivanevskaya (ESP) • 2002: Stanislava Komarova (RUS) • 2004: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2008: Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS)

European Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke

1970: Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) • 1974: Ulrike Richter (GDR) • 1977: Birgit Treiber (GDR) • 1981: Cornelia Polit (GDR) • 1983: Cornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1985: Cornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1987: Cornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1989: Dagmar Hase (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1995: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1997: Cathleen Rund (GER) • 1999: Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) • 2000: Nina Zhivanevskaya (ESP) • 2002: Stanislava Komarova (RUS) • 2004: Stanislava Komarova (RUS) • 2006: Esther Baron (FRA) • 2008: Laure Manaudou (FRA)

European Champions in Women's 200 m Butterfly

1970: Helga Lindner (GDR) • 1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) • 1977: Anett Fiebig (GDR) • 1981: Ines Geißler (GDR) • 1983: Cornelia Polit (GDR) • 1985: Jacqueline Alex (GDR) • 1987: Kathleen Nord (GDR) • 1989: Kathleen Nord (GDR) • 1991: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1995: Michelle Smith (IRL) • 1997: María Peláez (ESP) • 1999: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 2000: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2002: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2008: Aurore Mongel (FRA)

European Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1962: Adrie Lasterie (NED) • 1966: Bettie Heukels (NED) • 1970: Evelyn Stolze (GDR) • 1974: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) • 1977: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) • 1981: Petra Schneider (GDR) • 1983: Kathleen Nord (GDR) • 1985: Kathleen Nord (GDR) • 1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) • 1989: Daniela Hunger (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1995: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1997: Michelle Smith (IRL) • 1999: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2004: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2006: Alessia Filippi (ITA) • 2008: Alessia Filippi (ITA)

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