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]
 Bust of Novák | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ilona Novák-Popper | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1925 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2019 (aged 93) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Novák Ilona". infostart.hu (in Hungarian). 15 March 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilona Novák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012.
- ^ "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 4 May 2008)
- ^ "ISHOF 1973 Honorees". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- ^ "EVA & ILONA NOVAK (HUN) – 1973 Honor Swimmers". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
External links
edit- Eva & Ilona Novak at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ilona Novak at World Aquatics
- Ilona Novak at Olympics.com
- Ilona Novák at Olympic.org (archived)
- Ilona Novák at Olympedia
- Novák Ilona at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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