Ilona Bruzsenyák
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Women's athletics
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1974 Rome | Long jump |
Ilona Bruzsenyák (born 14 September 1950) is a
Career
Born in
She was a double national champion in 1972, winning in both pentathlon and
The peak of her career came in the 1974 season. She started with an indoor national double in the 60 m hurdles and 60 metres sprint.[6] She placed sixth at the 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the hurdles.[4] Outdoors she proved herself as Hungary's most versatile athlete with wins in the long jump, 100 m hurdles and pentathlon. Her winning mark of 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) in the long jump was a personal best for the athlete and a Hungarian championship record.[2] She was selected for both long jump at the pentathlon at the 1974 European Athletics Championships. Her first final was the long jump and she produced a lifetime best performance of 6.65 m (21 ft 9+3⁄4 in) to break the Hungarian national record and take the gold medal ahead of Eva Šuranová of Czechoslovakia. Despite this additional efforts, she still managed to place sixth in the pentathlon event and was the only athlete in the top seven not to come from either East Germany or the Soviet Union.[7] For her achievements she was chosen as the Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year.[8]
Bruzsenyák did not compete in major international competition in 1975, but took national indoor titles in the hurdles and long jump that year.[6] The 1976 season was her last at a high level. She was the sprint hurdles champion indoors and outdoors.[2] Alongside the national champions Ildikó Erdélyi and Margit Papp, she was chosen again for the long jump and pentathlon at the Olympics. At the 1976 Montreal Games her decline on the international scene was evident as she failed to progress beyond the long jump qualifiers and dropped to sixteenth in the pentathlon rankings.[1] The following year she won the last national title of her career, the indoor 60 m hurdles.[6]
Bruzsenyák married Lajos Gresa, a fellow Hungarian international athlete.[1]
National titles
- Hungarian Athletics Championships[2]
- 100 metres hurdles: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
- Long jump: 1974
- Women's pentathlon: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Hungarian Indoor Athletics Championships[6]
- 60 metres: 1974
- 60 metres hurdles: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
- Long jump: 1975
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1971 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.78 |
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 10th | Long jump | 6.39 m |
8th | Pentathlon | 4419 pts | |||
1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 8.32 |
European Combined Events Cup (semis)
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Innsbruck, Austria | 1st | Pentathlon | 4617 pts | |
1974 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 8.39 |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | Long jump | 6.65 m | |
6th | Pentathlon | 4407 pts | |||
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 6.02 m |
16th | Pentathlon | 4193 pts |
Personal bests
- 100 metres hurdles: 13.1 seconds (1974)
- 60 metres hurdles: 8.32 seconds (1973)
- Long jump: 6.65 m (21 ft 9+3⁄4 in) (1974)
- Women's pentathlon (1971 scoring): 4897 pts (1971)
- Women's pentathlon (post-1971 scoring): 4617 pts (1973)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Ilona Bruzsenyak Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- ^ a b c d e f Hungarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- European Athletics Association, pp. 412-420. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- ^ a b Ilona Bruzsenyak. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- ^ European Combined Events Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- ^ a b c d Hungarian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- ^ European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- ^ Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. msusz.data-park. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.