Mária Frank Explained

Birth Date:8 September 1943
Death Date:20 November 1992 (aged 49)
Death Place:Eger, Hungary
Height:1.66m (05.45feet)
Weight:61kg (134lb)
Sport:Swimming
Club:Egri Dózsa; Orvostudományi Egyetem

Mária Frank (8 September 1943 – 20 November 1992) was a Hungarian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. She finished fourth in the same event at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

In 1964 she retired from swimming and later became a renowned pediatrician. After her untimely death in 1992, her husband, Dr. Renn Oscar, helped establish the annual Mária Frank Award for achievements in child healing.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mfkh.hu/index.php?did=1 XVI. Frank Mária Emlékülés