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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]

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Representing  Hungary
Women's gymnastics
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Bronze medal – third place1936 BerlinWomen's team competition
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