Olga Törös

Olga Törös (4 August 1914 – 16 February 2015) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she won a bronze medal in the women's team competition. Born in Debrecen,[1] she was selected for the 1936 Games by a delegation attending a national tournament that was being held in her home town.[2] Following the Olympics she received a degree in Physical Education from Semmelweis University[3] and moved to Kecskemét in 1939, where she worked as a teacher for thirty five years. She received the Woman's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hungarian Olympic Committee in 2011[2] and turned 100 in August 2014.[4] She died on 16 February 2015 at the age of 100.[5]

The native form of this personal name is Törös, Olga. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Women's gymnastics
Olympic Games
1936 BerlinWomen's team competition

See also

References
  1. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Olga Tőrös Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. "Életműdíjat kapott a 97 éves kecskeméti tornász, a berlini olimpia bronzérmese" (in Hungarian). kesport.hu. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. "Ünneplés Kecskeméten (09.02)". Hungarian Olympic Committee. August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. "Torna: Halhatatlan lett a ma 100 éves Tőrös Olga". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Ringier. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. "Torna: Elhunyt Törös Olga". Origo.hu (in Hungarian). Origo Zrt. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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