Ilona Novák
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| Full name | Ilona Novák-Popper | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1925 Budapest | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilona Novák (born May 16, 1925) is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She was born in Budapest. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay as captain of the Hungarian team.[1] She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák-Gerard.[2][3]
References
- ^ "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)
- ^ "ISHOF 1973 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)
- ^ "EVA & ILONA NOVAK (HUN) – 1973 Honor Swimmers" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)
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