Szandra Lajtos
Hungarian short track speed skater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Szandra Lajtos (pronounced [ˈsɒndrɒ ˈlɒjtoʃ]; born 22 July 1986 in Szeged)[1] is a Hungarian short track speed skater.
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Full name | Szandra Lajtos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38) Szeged, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Szegedi Korcsolyázó Egyesület | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her first major championship was the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, where she participated at the age of 15, being the youngest member of the Hungarian delegation,[2] and also the youngest competitor in short track speed skating.[3] Lajtos ran in two distances, finishing 28th in 500 metres and 19th in the 1,000 metres event.[1]
Among her best results are a silver medal in the 3000 metres relay from the 2011 European Championship[4] and two bronze medals in the same event from 2006 and 2012.[5]
Lajtos was also member of the Hungarian relay team at the 2011 Winter Universiade, where they came third behind South Korea and China.[6]