Ilona Novák Explained

Ilona Novák
Fullname:	Ilona Novák-Popper
Birth Date:	1925 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:	Budapest, Hungary
Strokes:	Freestyle and backstroke
Club:	Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi
Show-Medals:	yes

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]}

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

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalist families

Notes and References

1. Web site: Novák Ilona . infostart.hu . 15 March 2019 . hu.
2. Ilona Novák . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131040220/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/ilona-novak-1.html . 2012-01-31 . dead.
3. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=SWI "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming"
4. Web site: ISHOF 1973 Honorees . ISHOF.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214100615/http://www.ishof.org/honorees/class/honorees1973.html . 2007-12-14 . 4 May 2008.
5. Web site: EVA & ILONA NOVAK (HUN) – 1973 Honor Swimmers . ISHOF.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080122202835/http://www.ishof.org/honorees/73/73einovak.html . 2008-01-22 . 4 May 2008.