Ilona Novák

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-Gerard.[4][5]

The native form of this personal name is Novák Ilona. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ilona Novák

Bust of Novák
Personal information
Full name	Ilona Novák-Popper
Nationality	Hungary
Born	(1925-05-16)16 May 1925 Budapest, Hungary
Died	14 March 2019(2019-03-14) (aged 93) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle and backstroke
Club	Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. "Novák Ilona". infostart.hu (in Hungarian).
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilona Novák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012.
3. "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 4 May 2008)
4. "ISHOF 1973 Honorees" Archived 2007-12-14 at the Wayback Machine – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 4 May 2008)
5. "EVA & ILONA NOVAK (HUN) – 1973 Honor Swimmers" Archived 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 4 May 2008)

External links

• Ilona Novák at the International Olympic Committee
• Ilona Novak at the Olympic Channel
• Ilona Novák at Olympedia
• Novák Ilona at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)