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Ágnes Keleti

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Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025)

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Ágnes Keleti (1921–2025) was a female author and artist associated with the United Kingdom. She had two children. Her published works include *Yesodot ha-hitʻamlut ʻal makhshirim*.

Keleti was recognized in the Israel Prize collection. She is referenced by 276 other encyclopedia articles.

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Works
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  • Yesodot ha-hitʻamlut ʻal makhshirim

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1922-05-11
Active to
1998-08-14

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Key facts

Alternative name
Ágnes Klein
Nickname
Aggi
Born
( 1921-01-09 ) 9 January 1921, Budapest , Hungary
Died
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) (aged 103), Budapest, Hungary
Spouse
István Sárkány ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1950 ) ​ , Róbert Bíró ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ) ​
Discipline
Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Hungary , (1937–1940, 1946–1958)
Club
Nemzeti TE, Bp. Postás , TF Haladás, Újpesti TE

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Encyclopedic overview

Ágnes Keleti (née Klein; Hebrew: אגנס קלט; 9 January 1921 – 2 January 2025) was a Hungarian and Israeli artistic gymnast and coach, who won multiple Olympic medals. She was the oldest living Olympic champion and medallist, reaching her 100th birthday on 9 January 2021. While representing Hungary at the Summer Olympics, she won 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals, and is considered to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time. Keleti earned more Olympic medals than any other individual with Israeli citizenship, and more Olympic medals than any other Jew, except Mark Spitz. She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

In 1957, Keleti immigrated to Israel, where she worked as a coach, eventually returning to her native Hungary in 2015 at the age of 94. In 2017, she was awarded the Israel Prize in sports.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ágnes Keleti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.