Olga Törös
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1936 Berlin | Women's team competition |
Olga Törös (4 August 1914 – 16 February 2015) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she won a bronze medal in the women's team competition. Born in Debrecen,[1] she was selected for the 1936 Games by a delegation attending a national tournament that was being held in her home town.[2] Following the Olympics she received a degree in Physical Education from Semmelweis University[3] and moved to Kecskemét in 1939, where she worked as a teacher for thirty five years. She received the Woman's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hungarian Olympic Committee in 2011[2] and turned 100 in August 2014.[4] She died on 16 February 2015 at the age of 100.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Olga Tőrös Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Életműdíjat kapott a 97 éves kecskeméti tornász, a berlini olimpia bronzérmese" (in Hungarian). kesport.hu. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Ünneplés Kecskeméten (09.02)". Hungarian Olympic Committee. August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Torna: Halhatatlan lett a ma 100 éves Tőrös Olga". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Ringier. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Torna: Elhunyt Törös Olga". Origo.hu (in Hungarian). Origo Zrt. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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