József Katona (12 September 1941 – 26 December 2016)[1] was a freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1960.

As a 17-year-old, Katona represented his country at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships which were held in Budapest, Hungary.

Four years later in Leipzig at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, Katona returned home with a gold medal in the 1500 metres freestyle.

[4] Katona was also a national water polo player and was capped 17 times.

He would later become a physical education teacher and eventually was the president of the Egri Swimming Club.