Gabriella Verrasztó
Gabriella Verrasztó (born October 25, 1961 in Budapest ) is a former Hungarian swimming athlete and triathlete .
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , as a fourteen-year-old over 100 m back, she finished third in the second heat in 1: 06.27 minutes (17th overall) behind the Australian Michelle de Vries (1: 06.22) who qualified for the semifinals. and eventual bronze medalist Nancy Garapick (Canada, 1: 03.28).
Over 200 m it was enough in the number one prelude to 5th place (16th overall, 2: 23.36). Both competitions were dominated by the GDR athletes Ulrike Richter and Birgitreiber .
Gabriella Verrasztó was named Swimmer of the Year in Hungary for four years in a row from 1975. She is the sister of five years older, two-time world champion over 200 m back and silver medalist from Moscow 1980, Zoltán Verrasztó .
Web links
- Gabriella Verrasztó in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Profile and results of Gabriella Verrasztó in the ITU database on Triathlon.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile and results of Gabriella Verrasztó in the ITU database at Triathlon.org (English)
- ↑ Women 100m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1976 Montreal (CAN) - todor66.com
- ↑ Women 200m Backstroke Swimming Olympic Games 1976 Montreal (CAN) - todor66.com
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| SURNAME | Verrasztó, Gabriella |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |