Éva Földes (6 July 1914 – 9 July 1981) was a Hungarian

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and Olympic bronze medalist. She was born in

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and died in

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. During the

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, she competed in the ' epic works' category producing "Der Jugendquell" ("The Well of Youth"), which won her a bronze medal. During

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, she was interned in

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, KZ Flossenbürg, and

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but survived.

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sports-reference.com; accessed 24 March 2018. 1914 births 1981 deaths Hungarian women writers Olympic bronze medalists in art competitions Mauthausen concentration camp survivors Flossenbürg concentration camp survivors Ravensbrück concentration camp survivors Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Hungary-writer-stub