Andrea Molnár-Bodó

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]

Andrea Bodó

Bodó in 2012
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 Melbourne Team Portable Apparatus
Silver medal – second place1952 Helsinki Team
Silver medal – second place1956 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place1952 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).

See also

References
  1. "Andrea Schmid-Shapiro, champion of Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics, passes away". gymnastics.sport. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "Rhythmic community staple and USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame member Andrea Bodo Schmid-Shapiro passes away". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "Schmid-Shapiro, Andrea". The Legacy of USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. "What became of 1956 Hungarian Olympians?". Sports Illustrated. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2022.


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