Angéla Németh
Appearance
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Born | Budapest | 18 February 1946||||||||||||||
Died | 5 August 2014 Budapest | (aged 68)||||||||||||||
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Angéla Németh (18 February 1946 – 5 August 2014) was a Hungarian track and field athlete, known as Angéla Ránky after her marriage.
In competing for her native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, she won the gold medal in the javelin.[1]
She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1968 and 1969 after having won the Olympic title in 1968 and the European title in 1969.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aranyat érő három méter plusz (Three extra meters worth gold)". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 18 February 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Hungarian Olympic javelin champion dies". Sbs.com.au. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2014 deaths
- Athletes from Budapest
- Hungarian female javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
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