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Hungarian modern pentathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarolta Kovács (born 12 March 1991) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete. An individual and team World Champion, she competed in the modern pentathlon at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1991 Tapolca, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2016, she was the surprise winner of the UIPM World Championships, as she missed much of the competitive season due to injury.[3] The championships were held in Moscow, where previously she had won World Championship silver in 2011.[3]
She was also part of the Hungarian teams that won gold at the World Championships in 2016 with Zsófia Földházi and Tamara Alekszejev and in 2017 and 2018 with the same teammates,[4][5][6] and bronze in 2015 (again with Földházi and Alekszejev).[7] She was part of Hungarian teams that won gold in the women's relay event at the 2011 World Championships (with Leila Gyenesei and Adrienn Tóth)[8] and silver in the same event at the 2013 World Championships (with Földházi and Gyenesei).[9]
At European level, she won individual silver in 2017,[10] and bronze in 2018.[11] In the team events, she won gold in the women's relay in 2011 (with Tóth and Gyenesei),[12] bronze in the mixed relay in 2017 (with Róbert Kasza)[10] and 2018 (with Bence Demeter),[11] gold in the women's team event in 2011 (with Tóth and Gyenesei)[12] and 2018 (with Földházi and Alekszejev)[11] and bronze in the same event in 2012 (with Tóth and Gyenesei).[13]
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