Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Agnes Keleti, Olympic Gymnast and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 103
Agnes Keleti was a very special gymnast who won many medals in the Olympics.
She was born in Hungary and survived the Holocaust, which was a very difficult time for Jewish people.
She won 10 Olympic medals, including 5 golds, in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.
She was the oldest Olympic champion in the world.
Sadly, she got very sick with pneumonia and passed away on January 2, 2025, at the age of 103.
Many people remembered her and celebrated her life at her funeral on what would have been her 104th birthday.
Agnes Keleti, a Hungarian-Jewish Olympic gymnast and Holocaust survivor, passed away at the age of 103 on January 2, 2025.
She won a total of 10 Olympic medals, including 5 golds, representing Hungary in the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Games.
Keleti was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia on December 25, 2024.
She was the world's oldest Olympic champion and a notable figure in sports history.
Her funeral was held on January 9, 2025, on what would have been her 104th birthday.
- Who
- Agnes Keleti, a Hungarian-Jewish Olympic gymnast and Holocaust survivor
- What
- Her death at the age of 103
- When
- January 2, 2025, following hospitalization on December 25, 2024
- Where
- Budapest, Hungary
- Why
- She passed away due to pneumonia
- Name
- Agnes Keleti
- Age at Death
- 103
- Date of Death
- January 2, 2025
- Cause of Death
- Pneumonia
- Olympic Medals
- 10 (5 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Appearances
- 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
- Nationality
- Hungarian-Jewish
- Notable Achievement
- World's oldest Olympic champion and Holocaust survivor