Zita Kácser

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

Zita Kácser (born 2 October 1988) is a Hungarian former Olympic distance runner.^[1] She also twice represented Hungary at the European Athletics Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase. A twelve-time Hungarian champion overall, Kácser Zita won national titles twice over 3000m indoors as well as winning multiple titles outdoors. These came in the steeplechase, 5000m, 10,000m and the half-marathon.

Zita Kácser

Kácser in 2015
Personal information
Birth name	Zita Kácser
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 36)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	3000m steeplechase, 5000m, 10,000m, half-marathon

Career

Kácser recovered from injury to run a national record time in 2019 for the 3000m steeplechase at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest. At the same time she also met the qualifying standard for the then delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The time of 09:26:59 put her 18th on the IAAF's world rankings.^[2] She competed at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase.^[3] In 2021 she won her tenth national championship outdoor title when she triumphed in the half-marathon in Székesfehérvár. It was her sixth half marathon national title following previous wins in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She announced her retirement from international running would come at the end of 2021.^[4] After being hired by sports team Diósgyőri VTK as a physiotherapist in 2022 she still competed, and won, the 3000m steeplechase in May 2022 at the Hungarian team championships regional round, helping DVTK qualify for the finals. The victory came despite a fall which caused a wound on her leg to need stitches after the race had finished.^[5]

International competitions

Representing  Hungary

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	15th	10,000 m	36:41.33
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	26th	3000 m s'chase	10:19.74	14th in heat 1
2017	European Team Championships 2nd League	Tel Aviv, Israel	1st	3000 m s'chase	10:06:80
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	28th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:53.36	14th in heat 2
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	41st (h)	3000 m s'chase	10:43.99

References

1. "Zita KÁCSER | Profile". worldathletics.org.
2. László, Balássy (2 September 2019). "Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság - Kácser Zita olimpiai szintet futott 3000 méter akadályon". olimpia.hu.
3. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results".
4. "Kácser Zita és Csere Gáspár nyerte a Félmaratoni Magyar Bajnokságot". Atletika.hu.
5. "The stake was reaching the national finals". Boon.hu. 17 May 2022.

External links

• Zita Kácser at the-sports.org