Dániel Gyurta is a great Hungarian swimmer who has compiled a number of medals at the most prestigious swimming events in the world. He is an Olympic Champion and the winner of three World- and two European Championships title. Besides being a successful athlete, he has exhibited the spirit of fairness on and off the sporting field.
The news of the 26-year-old Norwegian breaststroke World Champion, Alexandre Dale Oen’s death caused by a heart attack left the swimming community in a state of shock and grief on 26 April 2012. At the London Olympic Games the Hungarian Dániel Gyurta won the gold medal in 200 metres breaststroke and set up a new World Record. When he was interviewed after the competition he said: “I am sure that Alex would have won the 200-metre Olympic breaststroke event. I will have a copy made of the gold medal as a token of my esteem for him and his family, and I will send it to them. That is the least I can do to pay homage to him.” Fair play means friendship in rivalry, respect in fight and solidarity in action.
Take me back to Fair Play at the Youth Olympic Games.
Learn more about fair play at the International Fair Play Committee’s website.
