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 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