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| Olga Tass | |
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.jpg) Tass in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Olga Tass |
| Born | (1929-03-29)29 March 1929 Pécs, Hungary |
| Died | 10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 91) Budapest, Hungary |
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| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Hungary |
| Years on national team | 1948–60 (HUN) |
| Club | Pécs EAC (1941–1947) TF (1947–1951) Bp. Honvéd (1951–1957) Bp. Spartacus (1957–1959) Bp. Vasas (1959–1960) |
Olga Tass (married nameLemhényi; 29 March 1929 – 10 July 2020)[1] was aHungariangymnast who competed at the1948,1952,1956, and1960 Summer Olympics. She was born inPécs.[2][3]
Tass began gymnastics in 1941 but would not be able to make her international debut until afterWorld War II. In 1948 she competed at theOlympic Games and won a silver medal in the team competition. At the1952 Olympic Games, Tass won a silver medal with the Hungarian team and a bronze medal in the team portable apparatus. At her thirdOlympic Games, she won a gold medal in the team portable apparatus, a silver in the team final, and an individual bronze on vault. She competed at her fourthOlympic Games in 1960. With four Olympic appearances, Tass held the record ofmost appearances by a female gymnast at the Olympics until 2008, whenOksana Chusovitina competed in her fifth Olympic Games.
Tass studied at theUniversity of Physical Education, becoming a teacher in 1951, a gymnastics coach in 1978, and a gymnastics master coach in 1981. She coached at theÚjpesti TE prior to coaching theFrench national team from 1961 to 1968.
Tass was married toDezső Lemhényi (1917–2003), a Hungarianwater polo player who also competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. She died on 10 July 2020 at the age of 91; she is buried inFarkasréti Cemetery.
In 2021 Tass was inducted into theInternational Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4]
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