Klára Killermann

The native form of this personal name is Killermann Klára. This article uses the Western name order.
Klára Killermann
Personal information
Full name Bartos-Killermann Klára
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1929-06-23)June 23, 1929
Tatabánya
Died July 16, 2012(2012-07-16)
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes breaststroke
Club Ferencvárosi TC

Klára Killermann (also known as Killermann-Bartos) (born June 23, 1929 in Tatabánya, died July 16, 2012[1]) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Hungary. She first won a national championship in 1942, as a 13-year-old, to the big surprise of the Hungarian swimming sport, which at that time was world famous. In 1951 she won gold medal in 100 and 200m breast stroke at the University Games in Berlin. In Helsinki, in 1952, she had exactly the same time as the third placed Helen Gordon 2.57,6, but according to the judges, she was placed fourth, and did not win the bronze medal. At the European Championships in 1954 she won bronze in 200m breaststroke.[2]

Her husband was a national rowing champion, and she has two daughters, Dorottya Klára and Csilla. Her granddaughter Viktória married Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi, the son of Princess Irene of the Netherlands, herself a sister of the former Queen Beatrix. Jaime and Viktória's daughter, Princess Zita Clara, is named in her memory.

References

  1. http://musz.hu/?p=3369
  2. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/klara-killermann-bartos-1.html


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