Éva Székely

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The native form of this personal name is Székely Éva. This article uses the Western name order.

Medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Women's Swimming
Olympic Games
Gold	1952 Helsinki	200m Breaststroke
Silver	1956 Melbourne	200m Breaststroke

Éva Székely (born on April 3, 1927 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired female swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Her daughter, Andrea Gyarmati was a backstroke and butterfly swimmer who won two medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Her former husband Dezső Gyarmati is a champion in water polo.

[edit] Achievements

• Olympic Games
  • Gold medal in 1952 (100 m butterfly)
  • Silver medal in 1956 (100 m backstroke)
• European championships
  • Silver medal in 1947 (200 m breaststroke)

• International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • In 1976 [1]

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