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| Full name | Valéria Gyenge-Garay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 3, 1933 Budapest |
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Lokomotiv Sport Club Budapesti Törekvés SK |
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Valéria Gyenge (born 3 April 1933) is a Hungarian Olympic swimming champion who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she received a gold medal in 400 m freestyle.[1]
A native of Budapest, Valéria Gyenge set three world records during her career and, in 1978, was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, located in the American Atlantic beachfront city of Fort Lauderdale.[2][3] Her daughter, Soo Garay, lives in Canada where she is an actress.
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| Preceded by Ragnhild Hveger |
Women's 800 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 28 June 1953 – 14 January 1956 |
Succeeded by Lorraine Crapp |
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