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István Barta

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Olympic medal record
Men's Water Polo
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

István Barta[1] (born August 13, 1895 in Álmosd - died February 16, 1948 in Budapest) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

He first competed at the Olympics in 1924. As a member of the Hungarian water polo team he finished seventh. He played all four matches as goakeeper.

He was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the silver medal in 1928 and the gold medal 1936. In Amsterdam at the 1928 Summer Olympics he played all four matches as goakeeper. Four years later in Los Angeles he played one match as goakeeper.

  1. ^ He is also known as István Berger