Karolina Szabó

Karolina Szabó ( born November 17, 1961 in Dunaföldvár ) is a retired Hungarian athlete, which established two track world records in addition to their success in the road race.

The 1.49 meters and 35 kilograms very petite Karolina Szabó joined in 1982 at the European Championships in Athens, as the first time the marathon was on the agenda of European Championships. With more than five minutes behind the three medal winners they finished sixth in 2:41:51 hours. The following year, she ran in 2:40:23 hours to 18th place at the World Championships in Helsinki. 1985 reached Szabó at the Cross Country World Cup in Hiroshima third place behind Katrin Dorre and soy Ivanova. In 1986, she turned on her personal best in the marathon in 2:30:31 hours. At the European Championships in 1986 in Stuttgart, she stepped up to the 10,000 -meter run, finishing in eighth place 31:55,93 minutes. 1987 at the World Championships in Rome, she started again in the marathon and placed in 2:36:18 hours on the ninth.

On April 22, 1988 Karolina Szabó took on the BSHE plant in Budapest a world record in the 30,000 - meter race, her three opponents went up at 5000 meters, 10,000 meters and 16,800 meters from. Your Meanwhile, over 25,000 meters of 1:29:29,2 hours and the end of 1:47:05,6 hours over 30,000 meters meant each world record. The record over 25,000 meters was offered in 2002 by Tegla Loroupe, 2003 also improved the record for the 30,000 meters. Karolina Szabó in 1988 in Seoul for the first time in the Olympic Games and took part in 2:32:26 hours the 13th Place. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, it reached the target and Eleventh.

Karolina Szabó was over 3000 meters twice in the 10,000 meters four times and three times Hungarian Champion in the marathon. In 1991 she won the Munich Marathon, 1994 at the San Francisco Marathon.