Petra Prokoppne Teveli (born 1 November 1979 in
Siófok
Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...
) is a Hungarian marathon runner. In 2008, she set her personal best time of 2:35:21 by finishing fifth in the
Turin Marathon
The Turin Marathon ( it, Maratona di Torino Gran Premio La Stampa) is an annual marathon race which takes place in Turin, Italy in November.
History
The first edition of the modern race was held in 1987, although other marathon competitions have ...
.
Teveli represented
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing
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, where she competed for the
women's marathon. She finished the race in sixty-fifth place by just a minute ahead of Rwanda's
Epiphanie Nyirabarame, with a time of 2:48:32.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Hungarian female marathon runners
Living people
Olympic athletes for Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Siófok
1979 births
Sportspeople from Somogy County
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
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