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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1927-04-03 ) 3 April 1927, Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary
- Died
- 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) (aged 92), Budapest, Hungary
- Sport
- Swimming
- Club
- Neményi MADISZ, BVSC, Budapest
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Székely
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Spouse
- Dezső Gyarmati
- Child
- Andrea Gyarmati
- Occupation
- pharmacist
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Sport
- competitive swimming
- Image
- Éva Székely 1956.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1927-04-03
- Commons category
- Éva Székely
- date of death
- 2020-02-29
- place of burial
- Farkasréti Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Éva Székely (3 April 1927 – 29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, set six world records, and won 44 national titles. She held the first world record in the 400 m individual medley in 1953.
Biography
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