Éva Pajor

For the footballer, see Ewa Pajor.

Éva Pajor
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1937-09-16)16 September 1937
Budapest, Hungary
Died19 December 2014(2014-12-19) (aged 77)
Sport
SportSwimming

Éva Pajor (16 September 1937 – 19 December 2014) was a Hungarian swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2] Following the Olympics, she sought asylum in Australia, becoming a swimming teacher in Sydney.[1] She later opened two swimming centres in the country, and a swimming centre in Penrith, New South Wales was named after her.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Éva Pajor". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Éva Pajor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


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