Ilona Novák

Ilona Novák
Bust of Novák
Personal information
Full name Ilona Novák-Popper
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1925-05-16) May 16, 1925
Budapest
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle and backstroke
Club Magyar Úszó Egyesület
Budapesti Kinizsi

Ilona Novák (born May 16, 1925) is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She was born in Budapest. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay as captain of the Hungarian team.[1] She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973, together with her sister, Éva Novák-Gerard.[2][3]

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Ilona Novák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
  1. ↑ "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)
  2. ↑ "ISHOF 1973 Honorees" Archived 2007-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)
  3. ↑ "EVA & ILONA NOVAK (HUN) – 1973 Honor Swimmers" Archived 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 4, 2008)


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