Gyula Dobay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hungarian olympic swimmer
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Place of Birth: Szeged, Csongrád County, Hungary
About Gyula Dobay
- Gyula Dobay (18 November 1937 – 11 June 2007) was a freestyle swimmer from Hungary.
- He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in eight events in total with the best result of fifth place in the 100 m freestyle in 1960.
- At the European Championships he won two bronze medals, both in 1958. After the 1956 Olympics, Dobay defected to the United States due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
- He stayed there for 16 months, but failed to find a stable job and returned to Hungary.
- After retiring from swimming he ran a sports shop in Budapest.
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