Eszter Krutzler

Eszter Krutzler [ ˈɛstɛr ˈkrutslɛr ] (born April 4, 1981 in Szombathely ) is a Hungarian weightlifter .

Life

Eszter Krutzler grew up in her hometown, a town with a great sports tradition, and came to weightlifting there as a teenager after doing gymnastics beforehand . It was systematically built up by the coaches Péter Baczakó and Ferenc Antalovits, both former world class weightlifters, and competed in their first international competitions at the age of 15.

The 1.60 meter tall athlete belongs to the sports club BKV Előre SC. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens she won the silver medal in the class up to 69 kg body weight.

According to the IWF, she finished 12th at the European Championships in the weight class up to 63 kg with a duel performance of 190 kg.

International successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, KG = body weight)

• 1996, 2nd place , European Youth Championships in Burgas , up to 64 kg body weight, with 140 kg, behind Dondu Ay, Turkey , 177.5 kg;
• 1997, 1st place , European Youth Championships in Tatabánya , up to 70 kg, with 170 kg, ahead of Darija Platonowa, Bulgaria , 135 kg;
• 1998, 3rd place , Junior World Championships in Sofia , up to 63 kg body weight, with 180 kg, behind Kang Fenghou, China , 225 kg and Ching Chi-chen, Taiwan , 180 kg;
• 1999, 3rd place , Junior World Championships in Savannah / USA , up to 63 kg, with 202.5 kg, behind Xiong Meiying, China, 222.5 kg and Dominika Misterska , Poland , 212.5 kg;
• 1999, 9th place , World Championships in Athens , up to 63 kg, with 200 kg, winner: Chen Jui-Lien , Taiwan, 240 kg ahead of Xiong Meiying, China, 237.5 kg;
• 2001, 2nd place , Junior World Championships in Thessaloniki , up to 63 kg, with 230 kg, behind Natalija Skakun, Ukraine , 232.5 kg and in front of Kim Mi-kyun, South Korea , 202.5 kg;
• 2001, 2nd place , Goodwill Games in Brisbane , up to 69 kg body weight, with 237.5 kg, behind Valentina Popowa , Russia, 255 kg and in front of Erzsébet Márkus , Hungary , 230 kg;
• 2001, 3rd place , World Championship in Antalya , up to 69 kg, with 240 kg, behind Walentina Popowa , Russia , 257.5 kg and Swetlana Chabirowa, Russia, 250 kg;
• 2002, 4th place , World Championships in Warsaw , up to 69 kg body weight, with 240 kg, behind Pawina Thongsuk , Thailand , 260 kg, Walentina Popowa, 257.5 kg and Nahla Ramadan , Egypt , 245 kg;
• 2003, 2nd place , World Championships in Vancouver , up to 69 kg body weight, with 262.5 kg, behind Liu Chunhong , China, 270 kg and in front of Valentina Popowa, 257.5 kg;
• 2004, silver medal , OS in Athens , up to 69 kg, with 262.5 kg, behind Liu Chunhong, 275 kg and in front of Sarema Kassajewa, Kazakhstan , 262.5 kg
• 2011, bronze medal, EM in Kazan, up to 69 kg

Hungarian championships

Eszter Krutzler was Hungarian champion six times in a row from 1999 to 2004 in the weight classes up to 63 and 69 kg body weight.

Web links

• E. Krutzler at the IMF