Imre Lengyel

Imre Lengyel ( born April 24, 1977 in Budapest ) is a former Hungarian water Springer. He started in the art of jumping from 1 -meter and 3 -meter board and later in the 10 - m tower and synchronized diving. Between 1999 and 2002 he won three medals at the European Championships and take part in two Olympic Games.

Lengyel played in Atlanta the Olympic Games 1996. From the 3 -meter board, he reached the semi-finals and finished the race finally ranked 17th His first medal he won at the European Championships 1999 in Istanbul, the 3 -meter board he won the silver medal. A year later he started in Sydney in his second Olympic Games. From the 3 -meter board he could reach the final, where he finished eleventh time. In the following years Lengyel also started from the 10 - m tower. He reached at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka with rank nine from 3 -meter board his best World Cup placing. At the European Championships in Berlin in 2002 he reached the 3 -meter board the final, he was successful but especially from the 10 - m tower. He won in singles and with András Hajnal also synchronized diving, respectively the silver medal.

Lengyel won in 1999 at the Universiade in Palma the title from the 1 -meter and 3 -meter board. He graduated from the University of Miami to study psychology. For the sports team of the University, the Hurricanes, he won a total of two medals at the College Championships.