Olga Törös

Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Women's gymnastics
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Women's team competition

Olga Törös (4 August 1914 – 16 February 2015) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she won a bronze medal in the women's team competition. Born in Debrecen,[1] she was selected for the 1936 Games by a delegation attending a national tournament that was being held in her home town.[2] Following the Olympics she received a degree in Physical Education from Semmelweis University[3] and moved to Kecskemét in 1939, where she worked as a teacher for thirty five years. She received the Woman's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hungarian Olympic Committee in 2011[2] and turned 100 in August 2014.[4] She died on 16 February 2015 at the age of 100.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Olga Tőrös Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. 1 2 "Életműdíjat kapott a 97 éves kecskeméti tornász, a berlini olimpia bronzérmese" (in Hungarian). kesport.hu. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Ünneplés Kecskeméten (09.02)". Hungarian Olympic Committee. August 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Torna: Halhatatlan lett a ma 100 éves Tőrös Olga". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Ringier. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Torna: Elhunyt Törös Olga". Origo.hu (in Hungarian). Origo Zrt. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-16.


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