Mária Littomeritzky Explained

Mária Littomeritzky
Fullname:Littomeritzky Mária
Strokes:butterfly
Club:BVSC
Birth Date:12 May 1927
Birth Place:Szeged

Mária Littomeritzky (also known as Littomeritzky-Bognár; May 12, 1927 – December 24, 2017) was a butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1948. She was born in Szeged.[1] [2]

Her best individual result came in 1956, when she placed fourth in 100 metres butterfly. At the 1952 Summer Olympics she started in the heats of the 4×100 freestyle relay but was replaced for the final. Her team-mates Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szőke won the final with a new world record and Littomeritzky also received a gold medal. At the European Championships she won a silver medal in 1954 in 100 m butterfly.

References

  1. Mária Littomeritzky . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082909/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/maria-littomeritzky-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2011-07-07.
  2. Web site: Elhunyt Littomeritzky Mária, olimpiai bajnok úszó . bama.hu . hu.