About Ilona Kerekes
Lived 1926 – 2023 (aged 96). Ilona Kerekes was a Hungarian table tennis player.
Kerekes Ilona (born Sólyom; 25 October 1926 – 20 October 2023) was a Hungarian international table tennis player.
Table tennis career Kerekes won two medals in the World Table Tennis Championships and three medals in the Table Tennis European Championships.
Kerekes won two silver medals in 1950 and 1954 in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event).
Kerekes was also the runner-up in the European Championship final losing to Éva Kóczián in the final.
Death Kerekes died on 20 October 2023.
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Who was Ilona Kerekes?
Hungarian table tennis player
When was Ilona Kerekes born?
Ilona Kerekes was born on 25 October 1926 in Bocșa.
When did Ilona Kerekes die?
Ilona Kerekes died on 19 October 2023.
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Ilona Kerekes was a table tennis player.
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Ilona Kerekes was Hungarian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ilona Kerekes. https://biography.guide/ilona-kerekes/
MLA: "Ilona Kerekes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ilona-kerekes/.
Chicago: "Ilona Kerekes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ilona-kerekes/.
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