Mária Frank (8 September 1943 – 20 November 1992) was a Hungarian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the

1962 European Aquatics Championships The 1962 European Aquatics Championships were held in Leipzig, East Germany from 18 to 25 August 1962. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). In the men's swimming program, the 100 m backstroke had been replaced by the 20 ...

. She finished fourth in the same event at the

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. In 1964 she retired from swimming and later became a renowned

pediatrician Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many of their youth ...

. After her untimely death in 1992, her husband, Dr. Renn Oscar, helped establish the annual Mária Frank Award for achievements in child healing.XVI. Frank Mária Emlékülés
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1943 births 1992 deaths Sportspeople from Zrenjanin Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Hungary Hungarian pediatricians European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Hungarian female freestyle swimmers Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub