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Judit Temes

Judit Temes

Hungarian swimmer (1930–2013)


Judit Temes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjudit ˈtɛmɛʃ]; 10 October 1930 – 11 August 2013)[1] was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.

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Temes, who was Jewish, was born in Sopron.[2][3] She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she received a bronze medal in 100 m freestyle, and a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[3][4]

After retirement she pursued a medical career and earned her medical degree in 1955 from the Budapest University of Medicine. Later on she worked for the university pathology department and cancer research institute and then headed the St. Elizabeth Hospital Department of Pathology.

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References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judit Temes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  1. "Elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Temes Judit" Index.hu (Retrieved on August 12, 2013)
  2. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  3. "1952 Olympics Helsinki, Finland Swimming" Archived February 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)



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