Valéria Gyenge Explained

Valéria Gyenge
Fullname:Valéria Gyenge-Garay
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Budapesti Lokomotiv Sport Club
Budapesti Törekvés SK
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary

Valéria Gyenge (born 3 April 1933) is a Hungarian swimmer who won the 400 m freestyle event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She remained a leader in this event until 1956, but finished in a disappointing eighth place at the 1956 Olympics.[1] In 1978, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]

Family

Gyenge was a daughter-in-law of János Garay, a 1928 Olympic fencing champion who died in a German concentration camp in 1945. Her daughters Judy and Suzy as well as her sister-in-law Mària were also swimmers. After 1956 Olympics Gyenge moved to Canada, together with her fiancé and future husband János Garai, a water polo player. In Canada she swam for the EMAC Club in Toronto for a few months and then coached swimming for three years before becoming a photographer. Her daughter Soo Garay became an actress.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170054/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gy/valeria-gyenge-1.html . Valéria Gyenge . 2020-04-17 . dead.
  2. Web site: VALERIE GYENGE (HUN)  - 1978 Honor Swimmer . ISHOF.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080122202925/http://www.ishof.org/honorees/78/78vgyenge.html . 2008-01-22 . May 4, 2008.