Edit Vári (born May 31, 1975 in
Mosonmagyaróvár
Mosonmagyaróvár (; german: Wieselburg-Ungarisch Altenburg; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population ...
) is a Hungarian sprint hurdler. At age thirty-three, Vari made her official debut for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, where she competed in the
women's 100 m hurdles. She ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including Australia's
Sally McLellan
Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at th ...
, who later won the silver medal in the final. She finished the heat in last place by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Greece's
Flora Redoumi
Flora Redoumi ( el, Φλώρα Ρεντούμη, born 11 September 1976) is a Greek hurdler and she was born in Athens.
She finished fifth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 10th I ...
, with a slowest possible time of 13.59 seconds. Vari, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed thirty-sixth overall, and was ranked below two mandatory slots for the next round.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Hungarian female hurdlers
Living people
Olympic athletes for Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Mosonmagyaróvár
1975 births
Sportspeople from Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
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