Agnes Keleti: Holocaust Survivor, Olympic Legend, Dies at 103
Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic medalist, passed away at 103 in Budapest. A highly successful Jewish athlete, she won ten Olympic medals—five gold—in gymnastics during the 1952 and 1956 Games, overcoming the interruption of her career by World War II and the Holocaust. After surviving the war in hiding, she competed for Hungary before seeking asylum in Australia and eventually immigrating to Israel where she coached gymnastics. Her remarkable life spanned incredible athletic achievement and the enduring strength of a Holocaust survivor.
John Q. Hosedrinker