Annamária Tóth ( Kovács, 14 September 1945 – 16 July 2023) was a Hungarian
athlete
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who competed in various disciplines.
Biography
Annamária Kovács was born in
Budapest
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on 14 September 1945.
Tóth competed for Hungary in the
1968 Summer Olympics
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held in
Mexico City
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,
Mexico
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and won the bronze medal in the
pentathlon
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.
Tóth also won nine Hungarian Championships between 1966 and 1969 in the 100 and 200 meter sprints, the 100 meter hurdles, long jump and pentathlon.
Tóth was named
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1967.
Annamária Tóth died in July 2023, at the age of 77.
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1945 births
2023 deaths
Hungarian heptathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary
Athletes from Budapest
Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Hungarian sportswomen
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