Erzsébet Balázs

Erzsébet Balázs-Baranyai (October 15, 1920 − November 24, 2014) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a silver medal in the women's team competition after replacing an injured Ágnes Keleti.[1] Born in Budapest,[2] she was introduced to gymnastics at the age of 18[1] and competed out of Postás SE[2] while earning a degree in physical education from Semmelweis University. From 1952 through 1971 she worked as a coach with Budapest Honvéd, becoming the head gymnastics coach in 1960. From there she spent two years at the Debreceni Városi Sportiskola (Debrecen School of Sport) prior to becoming a coach for Hungary's delegation of women gymnasts to the 1976 Summer Olympics and retiring in 1977. She was married to László Baranyai, who won a bronze medal in the men's team competition at the same Olympic Games.[3] She died on November 24, 2014, at the age of 94.[4]

Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Women's gymnastics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1948 LondonWomen's team competition

References
  1. "90 éves az olimpiai ezüstérmes tornásznő" (in Hungarian). Sport24. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  2. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Erzsébet Balázs Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  3. "Balázs Erzsébet (Baranyai Lászlóné) (1920–)". Múltidéző (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszovetseg. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  4. "Meghalt London ezüstérmese". Kiemelt hírek (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-12-01.


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