Márta Egerváry

Márta Egerváry (born 24 March 1943 in Budapest) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1960.[1]

This article is about the Hungarian swimmer. For the Hungarian artistic gymnast, see Márta Egervári.

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

Márta Egerváry

Personal information
Full name	Egerváry Márta
Nationality	Hungary
Born	(1943-03-24) 24 March 1943 Budapest
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
Club	Ferencvárosi TC
Medal record European Championships (LC) 1962 Leipzig 400 m medley Summer Universiade 1965 Budapest 100 m butterfly 1963 Porto Alegre 200 m breaststroke 1963 Porto Alegre 100 m butterfly 1965 Budapest 200 m breaststroke

Her best individual result was eighth, achieved at the 1968 Olympic Games in 400 m medley. With the Hungarian 4x100 metres medley relay team she was sixth in 1960.

At the European Championships she won a bronze medal in 1962 in 400 m medley for which she was chosen Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year.

References

1. Egerváry's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 7 July 2011

Awards
Preceded by Kornélia Pap	Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1962	Succeeded by Ildikó Rejtő