Márta Egerváry

This article is about the Hungarian swimmer. For the Hungarian artistic gymnast, see Márta Egervári.
The native form of this personal name is Egerváry Márta. This article uses the Western name order.
Márta Egerváry
Personal information
Full name Egerváry Márta
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1943-03-24) March 24, 1943
Budapest
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle
Club Ferencvárosi TC

Márta Egerváry (born March 24, 1943 in Budapest) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1960.[1]

Her best individual result was eighth, achieved at the 1968 Olympic Games in 400 m medley. With the Hungarian 4x100 metres medley relay team she was sixth in 1960.

At the European Championships she won a bronze medal in 1962 in 400 m medley for which she was chosen Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year.

References

  1. Egerváry's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-07-07
Awards
Preceded by
Kornélia Méray
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1962
Succeeded by
Ildikó Rejtő


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