Hanga Klekner

Hanga Klekner

Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Pole vault: 4.57 m (2024) NR

Hanga Klekner (born 24 September 1999) is a Hungarian pole vaulter. She is the Hungarian national record holder. ^[1]

Career

She became national champion for the first time at the 2020 Hungarian Athletics Championships. She retained her national title in 2021. ^[2] She finished in fifth place at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the pole vault in Tallinn. ^[3] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the pole vault. ^[4]

She competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in the women's pole vault. ^[5] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clearing 4.50 metres for the first time. ^{[6] [7]}

She competed at the 2024 European Championships in Rome. ^[8] She set a new national record at the 2024 Hungarian Athletics Championships, clearing 4.57 metres. ^[9] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. ^[10]

Personal life

She is from Debrecen. ^[11]

References

1. "Hanga Klekner". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. "Klekner Hanga cuts explosively for the U23 European Athletics Championships". Debrecen Sun. July 9, 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
3. "Klekner Hanga from Debrecen finished fifth in Tallinn". Debrecen Sun. July 16, 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
4. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
5. "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Women's Pole Vault Results". Watch Athletics. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
6. "Record-breaking 63 athletes will represent Hungary at the World Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
7. "A queen was born in Budapest, Klekner Hanga jumped into the sky". index.hu. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
8. "Women Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
9. "ATHLETIC OB: POLE VAULTER KLEKNER HANGA SET A NEW HUNGARIAN RECORD". Eurosport.hu. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. "ATTILA MOLNÁR DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS IN HIS RACE OF HOPE, HANGA KLEKNER WAS ELIMINATED IN THE POLE VAULT". nemzetisport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
11. "Klekner Hanga successfully completed three competitions after the European Championships - when will the Olympic quota be available?". haon.hu. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.