Anikó Kálovics (born 13 May 1977) is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the

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and the

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. She is a four-time Olympian (2000–2012) and has won both the

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and Italian Marathon.

Career

She was born in

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, and represents the club Haladás Vasutas Sportegyesület. In 1996, she finished in 11th place in the women's 5000 metres at the

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held in Sydney, Australia. In the 10,000 metres she finished eighth at the 1998 European Championships, competed at the

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and finished fourteenth at the 2002 European Championships. She also finished 37th at the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships. She then finished 20th at the 2003 World Championships and the

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, both in the 10,000 metres. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 European Cross Country Championships. By 2004 she had achieved her lifetime bests in all her track events: 9:08.24 minutes in the

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, achieved in September 2004 in

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; 15:10.21 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 2004 at the

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; and 31:40.31 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in July 2003 in

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. The latter time is a Hungarian record. She began to develop as a road runner, taking three victories in four years between 2003 and 2007 at the Budapest Half Marathon. She still continued with track running, however, and competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final, finished eleventh at the 2006 World Road Running Championships and in the 10,000 metres she finished 22nd at the

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. She was a prominent competitor on the Italian road running circuit and won over a number of competitions and distances: a 2005 win at the Stramilano Half Marathon grew into a three-year undefeated streak and she won both the Italian Marathon and

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in 2006, as well as a cross country win at the

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. She repeated as champion at the Italian Marathon in 2007 and was the 2008 winner of the

. Kálovics ran in the 5000 m at the

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and finished in tenth position. She found greater success on the roads and at the Corribianco race in

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in August she edged out Meriyem Lamachi to take the victory. The following month she was fourth at the

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, missing out on a podium place to

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. As preparation for the

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, she ran at the 10-mile

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and took third place on the podium after setting a quick pace for the competition. The pace in Frankfurt proved too fast for Kálovics as she finished in tenth place, seven minutes behind the winner. At the

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cross in January 2011, she won a third consecutive title at the high-profile race. Two weeks prior to the World Cross Championships, she won at the

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in Portugal.Fernandes, António Manuel (2011-03-06)
Kalovics and Menjo cruise to victories in Albufeira

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. Retrieved on 2011-03-06. In road running her personal best times are 49:16 minutes in the 15 kilometres, achieved in October 2010 in

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; 1:06:20 hours in the 20 kilometres, achieved at the 2006 World Road Running Championships in

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; 1:08:59 hours in the

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, achieved in April 2007 in

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; and 2:29:04 hours in the marathon, achieved in March 2008 in

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. The first three results are Hungarian records.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Awards

* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2008

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalovics, Aniko 1977 births Living people Hungarian female long-distance runners Hungarian female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary Sportspeople from Szombathely Athletes from Vas County Hungarian Athletics Championships winners