Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies at age 103
Source: AP
By BLINT DMTR
Updated 2:35 AM CST, January 2, 2025
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- gnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103.
Keleti died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported. She was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia on Dec. 25.
She won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. She overcame the loss of her father and several relatives in the Holocaust to become one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes.
"These 100 years felt to me like 60," Keleti told The Associated Press on the eve of her 100th birthday. "I live well. And I love life. It's great that I'm still healthy."
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