Istvan Barta was goalkeeper for Hungary’s 1928 Olympic silver medal water polo team and back-up goalie for the 1932 Olympic gold medal champions.
A member of Hungary’s National Water Polo Team from 1923 to 1932, he was Hungary’s Olympic goalie at the 1924 Games, finishing fifth, and ingoal for Hungary’s European Championship teams of 1926, 1927, and 1931.
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