Éva Székely
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- The native form of this personal name is Székely Éva. This article uses the Western name order.
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Gold | 1952 Helsinki | 200m Breaststroke | |
Silver | 1956 Melbourne | 200m 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 butterfly)
- Silver medal in 1956 (100 m backstroke)
- European championships
- Silver medal in 1947 (200 m breaststroke)
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