Andrea Bodó, married Andrea Molnár-Bodó, Andrea Schmid-Bodó, and Andrea Schmid-Shapiro (4 August 1934 – 21 September 2022)[1] was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
.jpg) Bodó in 2012 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's artistic gymnastics | ||
Representing  Hungary
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | Team Portable Apparatus |
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1952 Helsinki | Team |
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1956 Melbourne | Team |
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1952 Helsinki | Team Portable Apparatus |
After 1956, the year of the Hungarian revolution suppressed by the army of the Soviet Union, she moved to the United States. She studied at the University of California.[3] She became a rhythmic gymnastics coach,[4] judge and administrator, serving as a member of the FIG RG technical committee for 17 years between 1984 and 2001.[1][4] She also taught at the San Francisco State University.
Molnár-Bodó was first married to Miklos Molnar, sports journalist and fellow emigrant from Hungary, they had a daughter named Aniko.[1][5] After splitting she married twice again, last time with physics professor Charles Shapiro.[5]
Molnár-Bodó was also author of several books on gymnastics, like Introduction to Women's Gymnastics (1973, with Blanche Jessen Drury) and Modern rhythmic gymnastics (1976).
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Andrea Schmid-Shapiro, champion of Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics, passes away". gymnastics.sport. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Molnár-Bodó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Rhythmic community staple and USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame member Andrea Bodo Schmid-Shapiro passes away". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Schmid-Shapiro, Andrea". The Legacy of USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b "What became of 1956 Hungarian Olympians?". Sports Illustrated. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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