US EditionÁgnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies at age 103
- Ágnes Keleti, the world's oldest living Olympic gold medallist and a Holocaust survivor, died at the age of 103 on January 2, 2025, in Budapest Military Hospital due to heart failure and breathing difficulties.
- Keleti, who was born in Budapest in 1921, won ten Olympic medals, including five golds, and became the most successful athlete of the 1956 Melbourne Games.
- The International Olympic Committee praised Keleti for her determination and courage, stating she 'survived the horrors of the Holocaust yet always retained hope of achieving her Olympic dream.'
- Keleti's first Olympic gold medal, won at the age of 31 in Helsinki 1952, was her most cherished, as she expressed in an interview: 'It's my favourite one because the floor exercise is the place where I do what I want, and I can be myself.
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World’s Oldest Olympic Champion Ágnes Keleti Passes Away at 103
Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti passed away on Thursday, 2 January at the age of 103. She was just a week away from celebrating her 104th birthday on 9 January. Sadly, instead of her birthday celebrations, her funeral will be held on that date. Keleti won her first Olympic gold medal in the floor exercise event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. She went on to win four more golds four years later, in 1956 in Melbourne, and she also has an additional …
Holocaust Survivor, 103, Was Oldest Living Olympic Medalist
Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported, after being hospitalized with pneumonia on Dec. 25. She won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for...
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