Agnes Keleti
Agnes Keleti · Sports
Gymnast; 10 Olympic medals (5 gold) after surviving the Holocaust in hiding; died at 103 as the oldest Olympic champion
1921, Budapest, Hungary — 2025, Budapest, Hungary
Hungary · Israel
Agnes Keleti is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Gymnast; 10 Olympic medals (5 gold) after surviving the Holocaust in hiding; died at 103 as the oldest Olympic champion
Ágnes Keleti was a Hungarian-Israeli gymnast who won ten Olympic medals, including five golds, competing into her mid-thirties after surviving the Holocaust by hiding under a false identity while much of her family was murdered. She later settled in Israel and coached its national gymnasts; at her death she was the oldest living Olympic champion, aged 103. She was Jewish.
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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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Gymnast; 10 Olympic medals (5 gold) after surviving the Holocaust in hiding; died at 103 as the oldest Olympic champion
Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
