Katalin Szőke
Katalin Szőke (17 August 1935 – 27 October 2017) was a Hungarian swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Olympics and won two gold medals, in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle events. Two years later she repeated that success at the 1954 European Championships. She also competed in these two events at the 1956 Olympics but without success. During her career Szőke set four world records. In 1985 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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| Full name | Katalin Szőke-Markovits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1935 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 October 2017 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Kinizsi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Imre Sarosi, Steffen Hunyadfi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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