Angéla Németh

{{short description|Hungarian javelin thrower}}

{{eastern name order|Németh Angéla}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|image = Németh Angéla fortepan 146691.jpg

|caption = Németh in 1968

|birth_date={{birth date|1946|2|18|df=yes}}

|birth_place=Budapest

|death_date={{death date and age|2014|8|05|1946|2|18|df=yes}}

|death_place=Budapest

|medaltemplates={{Medal|Sport | Women's Athletics}}

{{Medal|Country | {{HUN}} }}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold| 1968 Mexico City|Javelin Throw}}

}}

Angéla Németh (18 February 1946 – 5 August 2014) was a Hungarian track and field athlete, known as Angéla Ránky after her marriage.

In competing for her native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, she won the gold medal in the javelin.{{cite news|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/migralt_cikkek/20060218/aranyat_ero_harom_meter_plusz/|title=Aranyat érő három méter plusz (Three extra meters worth gold)|date=2006-02-18|work=Nemzeti Sport|language=Hungarian|accessdate=2010-01-23}}

She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1968 and 1969 after having won the Olympic title in 1968 and the European title in 1969.{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/08/05/hungarian-olympic-javelin-champion-dies |title=Hungarian Olympic javelin champion dies |publisher=Sbs.com.au |date=5 August 2014 |accessdate=5 August 2014}}

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