Erzsébet_Balázs
Erzsébet Balázs
Hungarian gymnast
Erzsébet Balázs-Baranyai (October 15, 1920 − November 24, 2014) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a silver medal in the women's team competition after replacing an injured Ágnes Keleti.[1] Born in Budapest,[2] she was introduced to gymnastics at the age of 18[1] and competed out of Postás SE[2] while earning a degree in physical education from Semmelweis University. From 1952 through 1971 she worked as a coach with Budapest Honvéd, becoming the head gymnastics coach in 1960. From there she spent two years at the Debreceni Városi Sportiskola (Debrecen School of Sport) prior to becoming a coach for Hungary's delegation of women gymnasts to the 1976 Summer Olympics and retiring in 1977. She was married to László Baranyai, who won a bronze medal in the men's team competition at the same Olympic Games.[3] She died on November 24, 2014, at the age of 94.[4]
