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Olivér Halassy (31 July 1909 – 10 September 1946) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the first amputee swimmer to compete in the Olympics he was missing his left leg from a childhood accident (missing a jump on a street car at age 8)Halassy was born in Újpest Budapest Hungary. His left leg was amputated below the knee after a childhood traffic accident.