Mária Littomeritzky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hungarian Olympic champion swimmer, coach, pharmacist
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Place of Birth: Szeged, Csongrád County, Hungary
About Mária Littomeritzky
- Mária Littomeritzky (also known as Littomeritzky-Bognár; May 12, 1927 – December 24, 2017) was a butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1948.
- She was born in Szeged.Her best individual result came in 1956, when she placed fourth in 100 metres butterfly.
- At the 1952 Summer Olympics she started in the heats of the 4×100 freestyle relay but was replaced for the final.
- Her team-mates Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szoke won the final with a new world record and Littomeritzky also received a gold medal.
- At the European Championships she won a silver medal in 1954 in 100 m butterfly.
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