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Valéria Gyenge (born 3 April 1933) is a Hungarian swimmer who won the 400 m freestyle event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She remained a leader in this event until 1956, but finished in a disappointing eighth place at the 1956 Olympics.
Biography. Valéria Gyenge was the daughter-in-law of János Garay, Sr. who died a brutal death in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in 1945, and the sister-in-law of János Garay, Jr.. In 1956 directly after the Melbourne Olympics, Gyenge emigrated to Canada and became a famous photographer.
Gyenge Valéria, Garai Jánosné (Budapest, 1933. április 3. –) olimpiai és Európa-bajnok magyar úszónő, fotóművész, író. Az 1952. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon aranyérmet nyert 400 méteres gyorsúszásban.
Jul 20, 2013 · With both the stands and the pool sides packed Hungarian swimmer Valéria Gyenge won the women's 400m freestyle swimming competition at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games.
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May 26, 2023 · Valéria Gyenge won a surprise gold medal for Hungary at the 1952 Olympics when she was 19. Later, love took her to Canada and she published a book of artistic photography. She is 91 years old and still comes to Budapest every year.
Biography. Valéria Gyenge was the daughter-in-law of János Garay, Sr., who died a brutal death in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in 1945. In 1956 directly after the Melbourne Olympics, Gyenge emigrated to Canada and became a famous photographer.
Valerie Gyenge, like her swimming daughters Judy and Suzy, started as a breaststroke champion, but unlike her Canadian daughters she made her Hungarian National Team as a freestyler in 1949 swimming for the famous coach, Imre Sarosi.
