Éva Székely
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for |
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| Women's Swimming | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | 200 m breaststroke |
| Silver | 1956 Melbourne | 200 m breaststroke |
| European Championships (LC) | ||
| Silver | 1947 Monte Carlo | 200 m breaststroke |
Éva Székely (born on April 3, 1927 in Budapest) is a Hungarian Jewish female swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She was a Hungarian swim champion and set a national speed record in 1941, despite almost not being permitted to start, because she was a Jew.[1]. She was excluded from competition for the next four years. She survived the Holocaust in part because she was so well known.
Her daughter, Andrea Gyarmati was a backstroke and butterfly swimmer who won two medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Her former husband Dezső Gyarmati is a champion in water polo.
[edit] Achievements
- Olympic Games
- Gold medal in 1952 (100 m breaststroke)
- Silver medal in 1956 (100 m breaststroke)
- European championships
- Silver medal in 1947 (200 m breaststroke)
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Inducted in 1976 [1]
She worked as a pharmacist after retiring, although she continued as a trainer as well, training her daughter and others. She also wrote three books, one of which was translated to other languages.
- Only winners are allowed to cry! (Sírni csak a győztesnek szabad!) Budapest, 1981, Magvető Kiadó
- I came, I saw, I lost? (Jöttem, láttam… Vesztettem?) Budapest, 1986, Magvető Kiadó
- I Swam It/I Survived (Megúsztam) Budapest, 1989, Sport Kiadó
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