Erzsébet Balázs Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: 90 éves az olimpiai ezüstérmes tornásznő. Hungarian. Sport24. 2010-10-16. 2012-02-01.
  2. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Erzsébet Balázs Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074450/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/erzsebet-balazs-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2012-02-01.
  3. Web site: Balázs Erzsébet (Baranyai Lászlóné) (1920–). Múltidéző. Nemzeti Sportszovetseg. 2008-10-15. 2012-02-01. hu.
  4. Web site: Meghalt London ezüstérmese. Kiemelt hírek. Hungarian Olympic Committee. 2014-11-26. 2014-12-01. hu.