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Ildikó Rejtő

Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer

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Born
May 11, 1937
Age in 2026
89
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1937

About Ildikó Rejtő

Ildikó Rejtő is a retired Hungarian two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer. She won the junior girls world foil championship in 1956–57, and was the Hungarian women's foil champion in 1958. At the 1960 Olympics in Rome at the age of 23, she won a team silver medal in women's foil. At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo at the age of 27, she won both an individual and a team gold medal in women's foil. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City at the age of 31, she won an individual bronze medal and a team silver medal in women's foil.

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Ildikó Rejtő timeline

  1. She won the junior girls world foil championship in 1956–57, and was the Hungarian women's foil champion in 1958.
  2. At the 1960 Olympics in Rome at the age of 23, she won a team silver medal in women's foil.
  3. At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo at the age of 27, she won both an individual and a team gold medal in women's foil.
  4. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City at the age of 31, she won an individual bronze medal and a team silver medal in women's foil.

The world when Ildikó Rejtő was born

Ildikó Rejtő was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ildikó Rejtő's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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