Éva Novák (8 January 1930 – 30 June 2005), also known as Éva Novák-Gérard, was a

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

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. She won three medals at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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, after a bronze four years earlier in

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. She was inducted into the

International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...

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in 1973, together with her sister, Ilona Novák.

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* * * * * 1930 births 2005 deaths Hungarian female freestyle swimmers Hungarian female breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Swimmers from Budapest World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub

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