Judit Temes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjudit ˈtɛmɛʃ]; 10 October 1930 – 11 August 2013)[1] was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.

Judit Temes
Temes in 2006
Personal information
Full nameJudit Temes-Tuider
Born(1930-10-10)10 October 1930
Sopron, Hungary
Died11 August 2013(2013-08-11) (aged 82)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBudapesti Székesfőváros Közlekedési
Budapesti Előre Sport Club
Budapesti Haladás
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1954 Turin 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1954 Turin 100 m freestyle

Temes, who was Jewish, was born in Sopron.[2][3] She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she received a bronze medal in 100 m freestyle, and a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[3][4]

After retirement she pursued a medical career and earned her medical degree in 1955 from the Budapest University of Medicine. Later on she worked for the university pathology department and cancer research institute and then headed the St. Elizabeth Hospital Department of Pathology.

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References edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judit Temes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  1. ^ "Elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Temes Judit"Index.hu (Retrieved on August 12, 2013)
  2. ^ Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" Archived February 21, 2007, at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)

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