Karolina Szabó
The native form of this personal name is Szabó Karolina. This article uses the Western name order.
Karolina Szabó (born November 17, 1961) is a retired female Hungarian athlete, who specialized in the long-distance running events.
Szabo was born in Dunaföldvár, Tolna. She represented her native Eastern European country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992.
She won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1987.[1]
Szabo won the 1994 San Francisco Marathon.[2]
Personal best
- Marathon — 2:30:31 (1986)
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Hungary | |||||
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | Marathon | 2:40:50 |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th | Marathon | 2:40:23 |
1985 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 28th | Marathon | 2:52:06 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 8th | 10,000 m | 31:55.93 |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 5th | Marathon | 2:34:51 | |
1987 | City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:10:58 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | Marathon | 2:36:18 | |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 5th | Marathon | 2:34:58 | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th | Marathon | 2:32:26 |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:36:40 | |
1991 | Munich Marathon | Munich, Germany | 1st | Marathon | 2:33:09 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | Marathon | 2:40:10 |
1994 | San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:44:34 |
References
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