Márta Egerváry

Márta Egerváry (born 24 March 1943, in Budapest) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1960.[1]

This article is about the Hungarian swimmer. For the Hungarian artistic gymnast, see Márta Egervári.

The native form of this personal name is Egerváry Márta. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Márta Egerváry
Personal information
Full nameEgerváry Márta
NationalityHungarian
Born (1943-03-24) 24 March 1943
Budapest
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
ClubFerencvárosi TC
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Leipzig 400 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1965 Budapest100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1963 Porto Alegre200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1963 Porto Alegre100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1965 Budapest200 m breaststroke

Her best individual result was eighth, achieved at the 1964 Olympic Games in 400 m medley. With the Hungarian 4x100 metres medley relay team she was sixth in 1960.[2]

At the European Championships she won a bronze medal in 1962 in 400 m medley for which she was chosen Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year.

References
  1. Egerváry's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 7 July 2011
  2. "Marta Egervary Results". Olympics. Retrieved 23 May 2021.


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