Éva Székely (3 April 1927 to 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. She set six world records and won 44 national titles. In 1953 she held the first world record in the 400 metre individual medley. Her two Olympic medals came from the Helsinki Games of 1952 and the following Games of 1956, and her 1953 mark was the first world record ever held in the 400 metre individual medley. This entry records the facts given in the opening of her biography, and further detail on her individual events and clubs remains to be added from further sources.
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Éva Székely (3 April 1927-29 February 2020)
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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.
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Éva Székely (3 April 1927-29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer.
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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.
Competed In: 1952 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
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.
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