Zsuzsa Almássy (born October 8, 1950 in

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) is a Hungarian former

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. She is the 1969 World bronze medalist, a three-time

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medalist, and a five-time Hungarian national champion. She competed at three Winter Olympics, placing 17th in

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, 6th in

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, and 5th in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

. She was coached by

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