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Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
Citizenship | Hungarian, British | ||||||||||||||
Born | Debrecen, Hungary | 5 October 1924||||||||||||||
Died | 27 October 2013 Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 89)||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | István Várkonyi Tamás Aczél | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | Debreceni TE (1941–44) Vasas SC (1947–1956) | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 60 m – 7.8 sec (1950)[1] 80 m hurdles – 11.1 sec (1953)[1] 100 m – 11.9 sec (1951)[2] 200 m – 24.8 sec (1951)[2] High jump – 160 cm (1950)[2] Long jump – 623 cm (1953)[2] Shot put – 11.12 m (1952)[1] Women's pentathlon – 4160 pts (1955)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on 24 September 2014 |
Olga Gyarmati (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈolɡɒ ˈɟɒrmɒti]; 5 October 1924 – 27 October 2013)[2] was a Hungarian all-round track and field athlete who competed at three Olympic Games in four different events. Her greatest success was winning the inaugural Olympic Women's Long Jump competition in London in 1948. Additionally, she won two Universiade gold medals and a number of Hungarian Athletics Championships titles in sprint and jumping events.