World's oldest Olympic champion dead at 103

Five-time Olympic champion gymnast Ágnes Keleti, the most successful competitor in Hungarian gymnastics and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103, Report informs via Euro News.

Ágnes Keleti was transported from her home in Budapest to the Honvéd Hospital in Budapest on Christmas Day, suffering from heart failure and breathing difficulties, according to a source close to the family, Hungarian sports publication National Sport writes.

The 103-year-old Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion, an Israeli and Hungarian citizen, was already in critical condition.

The Jewish-born gymnast, who was registered in Budapest on January 9, 1921 as Ágnes Klein, won more Olympic medals than any other Hungarian athlete, and was a "founding member" of the "club" of five-time champions (later joined by Krisztina Egerszegi and Danuta Kozák).

Keleti was awarded the title of National Sportswoman in 2004, having started her athletic career at the National Gymnastics Club before making her debut with the Hungarian national team at the age of 18.

She also raked in medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, winning the Olympic gold medal with her free routine (the predecessor of today's floor exercise), as well as one silver and two bronze medals.

Four years later, there was no question that the then-35-year-old Hungarian was the best gymnast in the world. She crowned her career with four gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, on floor, beam, high bar and as a member of the portable apparatus team, finishing second in the individual all-around and in the team competition.

A beloved figure in Hungary, she also received numerous awards and honors, including the MOB (Hungarian Olympic Committee) Medal and the Presidential Medal. Her last club, UTE, named its gymnasium after Keleti – the organization's greatest pride.