Mária Littomeritzky

The native form of this personal name is Littomeritzky Mária. This article uses the Western name order.

Mária Littomeritzky

Personal information
Full name	Littomeritzky Mária
Nationality	Hungary
Born	May 12, 1927 (1927-05-12) (age 84) Szeged
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	butterfly
Club	BVSC
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Silver 1954 Turin 100 m butterfly

Mária Littomeritzky (also known as Littomeritzky-Bognár) (born May 12, 1927 in Szeged) is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1948.^[1]

Her best individual result came in 1956, when she placed fourth in 100 metres butterfly. At the 1952 Summer Olympics she started in the heats of the 4×100 freestyle relay but was replaced for the final. Her team-mates Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szőke won the final with a new world record and Littomeritzky also received a gold medal.

At the European Championships she won a silver medal in 1954 in 100 m butterfly.

References

1. ^ Littomeritzky's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-07-07

Persondata
Name	Littomeritzky, Mária
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 12, 1927
Place of birth	Budapest
Date of death
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