Orsolya Tompa

Orsolya Tompa (born July 14, 1991, in Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.^[1] She represented her nation Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has edged out fellow swimmer Emese Kovács to claim the 100 m butterfly title by eight hundredths of a second (0.08) at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with a time of 1:00.22.^[2]

Orsolya Tompa

Personal information
Full name	Orsolya Tompa
National team	Hungary
Born	(1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 33) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly
Club	Jövő SC
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Hungary European Junior Championships 2007 Antwerp 100 m butterfly 2007 Antwerp 100 m freestyle

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

Tompa qualified for the Hungarian team in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she posted a time of 56.81 to eclipse an insurmountable FINA B-standard (57.17) by 0.36 of a second at the European Junior Championships in Antwerp.^[3][4] Swimming in heat two, Tompa opened up the race with a marvelous lead, but faded down the stretch to hit the wall with a third-place time and a lifetime best in 56.57, just a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind runner-up Natthanan Junkrajang of Thailand. Tompa failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed fortieth overall in the prelims.^[5]

Tompa sought to compete for the Hungarian swimming team in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not show up in the prelims.^[6][7]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orsolya Tompa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
2. Rusticus, Oene (21 July 2007). "Daniel Gyurta Tops 100 Breast Championship Record at European Juniors". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
3. Rusticus, Oene (19 July 2007). "Daniel Gyurta, Emese Kovacs Provide Spark at European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
4. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 49. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
5. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
6. "Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
7. "Qualifying Athletes – Women's relays" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile