"These 100 years felt to me like 60. I live well. And I love life. It's great that I'm still healthy," Agnes Keleti expressed on her 100th birthday, showcasing her resilience and joy in life despite enduring such adversity.
Keleti was born Agnes Klein in Budapest to a Jewish family and started her gymnastics career in 1940, showing early promise until her sports career was disrupted by her persecution during the Holocaust.
After surviving the horrors of World War II, Keleti returned to gymnastics and achieved unprecedented success, winning five Olympic gold medals and cementing her place as a legendary figure in sports.
Her total of 10 Olympic medals, including five golds, positions Agnes Keleti as the second-most successful Hungarian athlete ever, a remarkable achievement considering her tumultuous life and career.
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