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Katalin Szőke

1935 - 2017

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Katalin Szőke (17 August 1935 – 27 October 2017) was a Hungarian swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Olympics and won two gold medals, in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle events. Two years later she repeated that success at the 1954 European Championships. She also competed in these two events at the 1956 Olympics but without success. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katalin Szőke is the 13th most popular swimmer (up from 22nd in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 452nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Katalin Szőke ranks 13 out of 709. Before her are Rie Mastenbroek, Jimmy McLane, Duke Kahanamoku, Charlie Hickcox, Wally Ris, and Frederick Holman. After her are Doug Russell, Carolyn Schuler, Galina Prozumenshchikova, István Bárány, Kornelia Ender, and Bill Mulliken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Katalin Szőke ranks 196. Before her are Yvon Douis, Bobby Morrow, Milena Vukotic, Jack Welch, Yıldırım Akbulut, and Rodrigo Borja Cevallos. After her are Sadiq al-Mahdi, Juan Bautista Agüero, Zeev Sternhell, Nicola Cabibbo, Nabil Elaraby, and Seymour Cassel. Among people deceased in 2017, Katalin Szőke ranks 215. Before her are Colin Groves, Sonny Landham, William Baumol, Bengt Gustavsson, Gretel Bergmann, and Gustavo Rojo. After her are Charles Robert Jenkins, Roger Ailes, David Cassidy, Jana Novotná, Federico Luppi, and Velasio de Paolis.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Katalin Szőke ranks 346 out of 1,077. Before her are Endre Szemerédi (1940), Árpád Szakasits (1888), Tivadar Puskás (1844), Moshe Sanbar (1926), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), and Simon of Kéza (1250). After her are Péter Palotás (1929), Pál Titkos (1908), Iván Fischer (1951), Pál Losonczi (1919), László Fazekas (1947), and Árpád Weisz (1896).

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Among SWIMMERS In Hungary

Among swimmers born in Hungary, Katalin Szőke ranks 3. Before her are Johnny Weissmuller (1904), and Alfréd Hajós (1878). After her are István Bárány (1907), Valéria Gyenge (1933), Ilona Novák (1925), Judit Temes (1930), Károly Bartha (1907), Imre Zachár (1890), Ferenc Csik (1913), Éva Novák-Gerard (1930), and Géza Kádas (1926).

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