Ilona Novák
Hungarian swimmer (1925–2019)
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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]
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| Full name | Ilona Novák-Popper | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2019 (aged 93) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák.[4][5]
