Career
She competed for Hungary in the 1964 Olympic Games on the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. She competed for her native country in the 1964 Olympic Games on the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. The team finished in 4th place.
Foreign her performance the Hungarian People"s Republic granted her a Sporting Merit Silver Standard.
She earned a teaching degree in Hungarian literature, history, and physical education and later worked as a museologist. In 1978, she was burned in an accidental gas explosion and died.
In her hometown, the annual Pro Agria Swimming Competition is dedicated to the town"s most outstanding swimmers. Four events within the competition were established in memory of Eva Erdelyi and in 2010-ben the city of Eger named a street after her.
1964 Olympic Games, Tokyo (4×100 meter freestyle team, 4th place)
1965 Universiade (4×100 meter freestyle team, gold medal)
1965 Universiade (100 meter butterfly, bronze medal)
1965 Universiade (100 meter freestyle, 5th place).