Erzsébet Balázs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Erzsébet Balázs

Hungarian Olympic gymnast

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2014

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Erzsébet Balázs

  • Erzsébet Balázs-Baranyai (October 15, 1920 - November 24, 2014) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a silver medal in the women's team competition after replacing an injured Ágnes Keleti.
  • Born in Budapest, she was introduced to gymnastics at the age of 18 and competed out of Postás SE while earning a degree in physical education from Semmelweis University.
  • From 1952 through 1971 she worked as a coach with Budapest Honvéd, becoming the head gymnastics coach in 1960.
  • From there she spent two years at the Debreceni Városi Sportiskola (Debrecen School of Sport) prior to becoming a coach for Hungary's delegation of women gymnasts to the 1976 Summer Olympics and retiring in 1977.
  • She was married to László Baranyai, who won a bronze medal in the men's team competition at the same Olympic Games.
  • She died on November 24, 2014, at the age of 94.

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