Gavril Nagy

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGavril•Nagy
Used nameGavril•Nagy
Nick/petnamesPoco
Other namesGábor Nagy
Born21 August 1932 in Târgu Mureș, Mureș (ROU)
Died4 December 2014 (aged 82 years 3 months 14 days) in Los Angeles, California (USA)
NOC Romania

Biography

Gavril Nagy helped win five consecutive water polo national titles in Romania from 1952-56, captaining the national team from 1954-56. He also won Romanian championships in swimming and ice hockey. Nagy studied at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1957-59 where he played on the water polo team. After graduating from USC he became a motion picture producer and director.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) ROU Gavril Nagy
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Romania 8