![]() Valéria Gyenge in 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Valéria Gyenge-Garay | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 3 April 1933 Budapest, Hungary | (age 91)||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budapesti Lokomotiv Sport Club Budapesti Törekvés SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Valéria Gyenge (born 3 April 1933) is a Hungarian swimmer who won the 400 m freestyle event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She remained a leader in this event until 1956, but finished in a disappointing eighth place at the 1956 Olympics.[1][2] In 1978, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
Family
[edit]Gyenge was a daughter-in-law of János Garay, a 1928 Olympic fencing champion who died in a German concentration camp in 1945. Her daughters Judy and Suzy as well as her sister-in-law Mària were also swimmers. After 1956 Olympics Gyenge moved to Canada, together with her fiancé and future husband János Garai, a water polo player. In Canada she swam for the EMAC Club in Toronto for a few months and then coached swimming for three years before becoming a photographer. Her daughter Soo Garay became an actress.[1][2]
See also
[edit]- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valéria Gyenge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b c "VALERIE GYENGE (HUN) – 1978 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Valéria Gyenge at World Aquatics
- Valéria Gyenge at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Valéria Gyenge at Olympedia
- Valéria Gyenge at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)