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Tributes Emerge as Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust Survivor and Oldest Olympic Medalist, Passes Away at 103

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Tributes Emerge as Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust Survivor and Oldest Olympic Medalist, Passes Away at 103

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  • Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has passed away at the age of 103 in Budapest.
  • Keleti, a Holocaust survivor, died on New Year's Day following hospitalization for pneumonia.
  • Throughout her career, she won a total of 10 Olympic medals, including five golds for Hungary during the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Games.
  • Born in 1921, Keleti's athletic career was profoundly impacted by World War II, leading her to hide her Jewish heritage to survive.
  • After the war, she resumed gymnastics, becoming a renowned athlete and going on to coach the Israeli Olympic gymnastics team.

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