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Full name | Ilona Novák-Popper | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 16 May 1925||||||||||||||
Died | 14 March 2019 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 93)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||||
Club | Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi | ||||||||||||||
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Ilona Novák (16 May 1925 – 14 March 2019) [1] was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay as captain of the Hungarian team. [2] [3]
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák. [4] [5]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ilona Novák-Popper | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 16 May 1925||||||||||||||
Died | 14 March 2019 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 93)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||||
Club | Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilona Novák (16 May 1925 – 14 March 2019) [1] was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay as captain of the Hungarian team. [2] [3]
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák. [4] [5]