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Ádám TELEGDY
Sport Swimming
NOC Hungary   
GenderMen
Born01 Nov 1995
Height1.94 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Kobanya SC: Hungary
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Psychology - Karoli Gaspar University: Budapest, HUN
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Gyorgy Turi [club], HUN; Csaba Sos [national], HUN
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, German, Hungarian
General Interest
Famous relatives
His partner Boglarka Kapas has also represented Hungary in swimming. She won bronze in the women's 800m freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and also competed at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2021; Instagram profile, 17 Oct 2021)
Other information
SWIMMING COUPLE
His partner Boglarka Kapas is also an international swimmer representing Hungary, which he says can both help and strain their relationship. "It matters a lot that we're swimmers, we both have the same day. We talk about the problems and the good things about training. In a good relationship, it must be clear from the first moment that you want to be with the other. We have small quarrels, and that happens to everyone who lives with someone. It's not healthy for a couple to never get away from each other. Most of our discussions come from the fact that when we get home from training, we're both more tired and irritable. With both of us, we have even more influence on each other, we share the same goals." (nemzetisport.hu, 19 Jul 2020; blikk.hu, 09 Mar 2018; blikk.hu, 30 Jul 2021)
Further Personal Information
Family
Partner Boglarka Kapas

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
29 2021 Tokyo, JPN 100m Backstroke 54.42
5 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Backstroke 1:56.15
Heats 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Backstroke 1:59.09
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2024 Doha, QAT 200m Backstroke 1:56.66
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:21.29
26 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 200m Individual Medley 2:01.82
6 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:56.91
7 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Backstroke 1:56.86
Semifinal 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:56.69
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:11.10
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Backstroke 1:52.61
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Backstroke 52.07
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:52.48
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 50m Backstroke 25.03
14 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 200m Backstroke 1:52.92 
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 100m Backstroke 52.02
48 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 100m Freestyle 49.08 
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 200m Freestyle 1:46.19
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay  
7 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:32.98
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay  
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2022 Rome, ITA 200m Backstroke 1:58.88
5 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:56.67
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Backstroke 54.53
Semifinal 2018 Glasgow, SCO 200m Backstroke 1:59.05
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 50m Backstroke 26.16
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:18.19
Heats 2016 London, ENG 200m Backstroke 1:59.10
Heats 2016 London, ENG 50m Butterfly 27.71
Heats 2016 London, ENG 100m Backstroke 55.37
Heats 2016 London, ENG 200m Freestyle 1:49.63
7 2016 London, ENG 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:12.99
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
6 2019 Glasgow, SCO 200m Backstroke 1:51.59
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 50m Backstroke 24.24
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 100m Backstroke 51.84
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 200m Backstroke 1:52.24
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Backstroke 52.44
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
77 2023   Overall Ranking  
3 2023 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:58.62
4 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:53.79
7 2019 Budapest, HUN 200m Individual Medley 2:02.33
2 2019 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:58.68
5 2019 Budapest, HUN 100m Backstroke 54.94
4 2018 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:53.20