Tünde Vaszi
Appearance
Tünde Vaszi (born 18 April 1972 in Érpiskolt, Romania) is a retired Hungarian long jumper. Her greatest success was 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, 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.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
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 | |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | 3rd | ||
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 8th | |
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 |
Awards
[edit]- Hungarian athlete of the Year (6): 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
External links
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Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Hungarian female long jumpers
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Hungary
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
- Hungarian athletics biography stubs