Mária Pap (born 16 October 1955) is a Hungarian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. She competed in the women's long jump at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. Born in

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, she is the sister-in-law of Olympic javelin champion

Miklós Németh Miklós Németh (, born 24 January 1948) is a retired Hungarian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communi ...

. She set a personal best of to win the 1978 Hungarian Athletics Championships.Hungarian Championships
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1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Hungarian female long jumpers Olympic athletes of Hungary Athletes from Budapest {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub