Ilona Novák
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| Full name | Ilona Novák-Popper | ||||||||||||
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 Hungary
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May 16, 1925 Budapest |
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||
| Club | Magyar Úszó Egyesület Budapesti Kinizsi |
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Ilona Novák (born May 16, 1925) is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She was born in Budapest. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay as captain of the Hungarian team. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák-Gerard.
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