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Mária Frank

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Height
  
1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight
  
61 kg (134 lb)


Sport
  
Swimming

Name
  
Maria Frank

Born
  
8 September 1943
Zrenjanin, Serbia

Died
  
20 November 1992 (aged 49) Eger, Hungary

Club
  
Egri Dozsa; Orvostudomanyi Egyetem

Mária Frank (8 September 1943 – 20 November 1992) was a Hungarian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. She finished fourth in the same event at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

In 1964 she retired from swimming and later became a renowned pediatrician. After her untimely death in 1992, her husband, Dr. Renn Oscar, helped establish the annual Mária Frank Award for achievements in child healing.

References

Mária Frank Wikipedia