Katalin Szőke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Katalin Szőke

Hungarian swimmer

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1935

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 27-Oct-2017

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Hungary, United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Katalin Szoke (17 August 1935 – 27 October 2017) was a Hungarian swimmer.
She competed at the 1952 Olympics and won two gold medals, in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle events.
Two years later she repeated that success at the 1954 European Championships.
She also competed in these two events at the 1956 Olympics but without success.
During her career Szoke set four world records.
In 1985 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.