Réka Forika (born 29 March 1989 in

Gheorgheni Gheorgheni (; ) is a Municipiu, city in Harghita County, Romania, with a population of 15,844, as of 2021. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: Covacipeter (''Kovács ...

as Réka Ferencz) is a

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n biathlete of Hungarian ethnicity.

Career

Ferencz's biggest result so far is the IBU Junior World Championships title, which she achieved at the

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in the 12.5 km individual event. By winning the competition she also qualified for the

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, where she ranked 74th in the 15 km distance race and was member of the Romanian 4×6 km relay team that finished tenth out of the 19 competing nations.

References

External links

Réka Ferencz Profile
at the International Biathlon Union 1989 births Living people People from Gheorgheni Székely people Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Romania Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Harghita County 21st-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-biathlon-bio-stub