Éva Székely
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The native form of this personal name is Székely Éva. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Hungary |
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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 retired female swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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
- In 1976 [1]
[edit] See also
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- Living people
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- Jewish swimmers
- Hungarian Jews
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- Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- People from Budapest
- Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Former world record holders in swimming
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