Judit Temes
Hungarian swimmer (1930–2013)
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Judit Temes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjudit ˈtɛmɛʃ]; 10 October 1930 – 11 August 2013)[1] was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.
Temes in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Judit Temes-Tuider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 August 2013 (aged 82) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Székesfőváros Közlekedési Budapesti Előre Sport Club Budapesti Haladás | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Temes, who was Jewish, was born in Sopron.[2][3] She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she received a bronze medal in 100 m freestyle, and a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[3][4]
After retirement she pursued a medical career and earned her medical degree in 1955 from the Budapest University of Medicine. Later on she worked for the university pathology department and cancer research institute and then headed the St. Elizabeth Hospital Department of Pathology.
