Éva Risztov

The native form of this personal name is Risztov Éva. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Éva Risztov (pronounced [ˈeːvɒ ˈristov]; born 30 August 1985) is a Hungarian Olympic gold medalist female swimmer.

Éva Risztov

Personal information
Full name	Risztov Éva
Born	(1985-08-30) 30 August 1985 (age 39) Hódmezővásárhely, Csongrád, Hungary
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, medley
Club	Hódúszó SE (-2000) Budapest Spartacus (2001–2004) Kőbánya SC Budapest (2005) Debreceni Sportcentrum-Sportiskola (2009-)
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Hungary Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships (LC) 0 3 0 European Championships (LC) 0 7 1 European Championships (SC) 6 1 1 Total 7 11 2 Olympic Games 2012 London 10 km marathon World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 400 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley European Championships (LC) 2002 Berlin 400 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 800 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 200 m butterfly 2002 Berlin 400 m medley 2004 Madrid 400 m medley 2012 Debrecen 1500 m freestyle 2014 Berlin 10 km 2012 Debrecen 800 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2002 Riesa 400 m freestyle 2002 Riesa 800 m freestyle 2002 Riesa 200 m butterfly 2003 Dublin 200 m butterfly 2003 Dublin 400 m medley 2004 Vienna 400 m medley 2002 Riesa 400 m medley 2003 Dublin 800 m freestyle

She won four silver medals at the 2002 European Aquatics Championships and three silver medals at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. She won a further silver medal at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she came 4th in 400 m individual medley. At the European Short Course Swimming Championships she won six gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal between 2002 and 2004.

She retired in 2005, but announced her comeback in 2009 as an open water swimmer and she competed at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Women's 10 km where she came 7th.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London she competed in the 400 metre freestyle (16th), 800 metre freestyle (13th), 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (15th) and the 10 kilometre marathon, in which she won the gold medal, having dominated the race from the outset.^[1]

Achievements

• Olympic Games
  • Olympic Champion in 2012 (10 km marathon)
  • 4th place in 2004 (400 m individual medley)
• World Championships
  • 2003 3 Silver medals (in 400 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, 400 m individual medley)
• European LC Championships
  • 2002 4 Silver medals (in 400 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, 400 m individual medley, 800 m freestyle)
  • 2004 1 Silver medal (in 400 m individual medley)
  • 2012 1 Silver medal, 1 Bronze medal (in 1500 m medley and in 800 m individual medley)
  • 2014 1 Silver medal (10 km marathon)
• European SC Championships
  • 2002: 3 Gold medals (in 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly); 1 Silver medal (in 400 m individual medley
  • 2003: 2 Gold medals (in 200 m butterfly, 400 m individual medley), 1 Bronze medal (in 800 m freestyle)
  • 2004: 1 Gold medal (in 400 m individual medley)
• 58 times Hungarian champion.

Other interests

She is interested in different sports and physical activities. She tried motocross,^[2] skiing, yoga,^[3] jetski.

She is fond of abandoned dogs and supports them with collecting textiles and taking care of them regularly.^[4]

Awards

• Hungarian swimmer of the Year (3): 2002, 2003, 2012
• Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Silver Cross (2004)
• Best Hungarian long-distance swimmer of the Year (1): 2010
• Order of Merit of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2012)
• Hajós Alfréd award (2012)
• Swimming World Magazine – Open Water Swimmer of the Year (1): 2012
• Hajdú-Bihar County Príma award (2012)
• Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year (1) – votes of sports journalists: 2012
• Open water swimmer of the year (FINA) (2012)
• Honorary Citizen of Debrecen (2013)