Tünde Vaszi

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The native form of this personal name is Vaszi Tünde. This article uses the Western name order.

Tünde Vaszi (born 18 April 1972 in Pişcolt/Piskolt, Romania) is a retired Hungarian long jumper. Her greatest success so far is the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and her personal best is 6.86 metres from when she placed fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.

She lived in Carei/Nagykároly, Romania till 1990 when she has moved to Hungary with her family.

She later took up pole vault, and competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships. Her current personal best is 4.25 m.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Hungary
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	5th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	8th
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	3rd
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	8th
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	6.49 m

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