Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová

Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová (born 1 June 1948) is a Slovak former gymnast. She competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won silver medal in the team events in 1964 and 1968. Individually, her best achievement was fourth place on the vault in 1968.[1]

Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová
Personal information
Born (1948-06-01) 1 June 1948
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight19 kg (42 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubTJ Vinohrady, Bratislava
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico City Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place1970 Ljubljana Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1967 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place1967 Amsterdam Uneven bars

She was born in Košice, but her family soon moved to Bratislava. She took gymnastics because of her father, a former gymnastics coach. After retirement from competitions she became a coach herself, and later an honorary member of Slovak Gymnastics Federation.[2] She lives in Italy.[3]

References

  1. "Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. Marianna Krajčírová-Némethová. osobnosti.sk
  3. Némethová - Krajčírová Mariana. sportency.sk
Némethová-Krajčírová with her 1964 silver medal in 2019


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