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Vera Harsányi
Vera Harsányi, or Vera Szekely (12 October 1919 – 24 December 1994) was a Hungary, Hungarian Freestyle swimming, freestyle Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and then an artist. Biography In 1936 she was a member of the Hungarian relay team, which finished fourth in the Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle competition as well as in the Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the first round. In 1946 after several months' stay in Vienna, she went to Paris with her husband Pierre Szekely. In 1947 she participated in the exhibition of Hungarian artists in Paris at the Galerie de Bussy. Later she presents her achievements in solo exhibitions in Paris, several times, but also in Orléans, Amiens ...
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Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ...
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