Ilona Novák was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion, born on 16 May 1925 and died on 14 March 2019. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, finishing fourth in the 100 metre backstroke and fifth in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki she won a gold medal in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay as captain of the Hungarian team. In 1973 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, together with her sister Éva Novák, a recognition of the two sisters as notable Hungarian swimmers of their era.
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