Tünde Vaszi (born 18 April 1972 in Érpiskolt,

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) is a retired Hungarian

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

er. Her greatest success was the bronze medal at the

2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany. Men's results Track 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was pa ...

, and her personal best is 6.86 metres from when she placed fourth at the 2001 World Championships in

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. She lived in

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, Romania till 1990 when she has moved to Hungary with her family. She later took up

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

, and competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships. Her current personal best is 4.25 m.

Achievements

Awards

* Hungarian athlete of the Year (6): 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

External links

* 1972 births Living people Hungarian female long jumpers Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary European Athletics Championships medalists {{hungary-athletics-bio-stub