About Edit Perényi-Weckinger
Lived 1923 – 2019 (aged 95). Edit Perényi-Weckinger was a Hungarian artistic gymnast.
Edit Perényi-Weckinger (5 May 1923 – 1 February 2019) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was born in Kispest.
At the London Olympics in 1948, she won silver in the team competition, behind the Czechs and ahead of the Americans. In 1952, she participated in the Helsinki Olympics, winning the silver medal in the team competition - behind the Soviets and ahead of the Czechoslovakia - and the bronze in the team competition with equipment (a modality similar to the current rhythmic gymnastics), behind the Swedes and the Soviets.
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Who was Edit Perényi-Weckinger?
Hungarian gymnast (1923-2019)
When was Edit Perényi-Weckinger born?
Edit Perényi-Weckinger was born on 5 May 1923 in Kispest.
When did Edit Perényi-Weckinger die?
Edit Perényi-Weckinger died on 31 January 2019 in Budapest.
What was Edit Perényi-Weckinger's occupation?
Edit Perényi-Weckinger was an artistic gymnast.
What nationality was Edit Perényi-Weckinger?
Edit Perényi-Weckinger was Hungarian.
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