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Hungarian artistic gymnast
Alice Kertész (also Alíz Kertész ; born November 17, 1935) is a former Hungarian gymnast.
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She is Jewish, and was born in
Budapest , Hungary.
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[5] She helped Hungary win the silver medal in the team event in gymnastics at the
1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships .
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She won a gold medal in team exercise with portable apparatus and a silver medal in team combined exercises at the
1956 Olympics in Melbourne.
[1] She placed 6th in the uneven bars.
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The Hungarian Gymnastic Federation awarded her and her fellow Olympic team members the Hungarian President's Medal in June 2011.
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See also
References
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