Ágnes Keleti
Ágnes Keleti | |
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.jpg) Keleti in 2021 | |
| Born | Ágnes Klein 9 January 1921 |
| Died | 2 January 2025 (aged 103) Budapest, Hungary |
| Spouse | Robert Biro |
| Children | 2 |
Ágnes Keleti (born Ágnes Klein, 9 January 1921 – 2 January 2025) was a Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast and coach. She was born in Budapest, Hungary.
While representing Hungary in the Summer Olympics, she won 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, and is thought to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time. Keleti holds more Olympic medals than any other individual with Israeli citizenship, and more Olympic medals than any other Jew, except Mark Spitz.[1][2] She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1957, Keleti immigrated to Israel.[3]
Keleti at a hospital in Budapest on 2 January 2025 from pneumonia, one week before her 104th birthday.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Agnes Keleti" International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- ↑ "Agnes Keleti profile" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Jews in Sports
- ↑ Heller, Aaron (August 14, 2012). "10-medal Olympian quietly living her golden years in Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója". hirado.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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