| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Valéria•Gyenge (-Garai) |
| Used name | Valéria•Gyenge |
| Born | 3 April 1933 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
| Affiliations | BVSC, Budapest (HUN) |
| NOC |  Hungary |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Valéria Gyenge was the daughter-in-law of János Garay, Sr., who died a brutal death in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in 1945. In 1956 directly after the Melbourne Olympics, Gyenge emigrated to Canada and became a famous photographer. As opposed to many of her teammates, she often returned to Hungary, showing her photographs in exhibitions. Her daughter Sue “Soo” Garay became a famous television actress, best known for playing Dr. Claire Davison on the series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. Gyenge was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in in 1978.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | HUN |
Valéria Gyenge | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | HUN |
Valéria Gyenge | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Hungary | 7 |
