Judit Varga (athlete)

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Judit Varga
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1976-04-16) April 16, 1976 (age 48)
Hungary
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Middle-distance running
ClubAssindustria Padova
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m hs: 1:59.46 (1980)
  • 1500 m hs: 4:01.26 (2002)

Judit Varga (born 16 April 1976) is a Hungarian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. Since 2009 she has been a naturalized Italian. [1]

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Personal bests

For Hungary
For Italy

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 6th800m 2:04.78
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:35.89
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd800 m 2:03.81
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany4th1500 m 4:02.37
2003 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco5th1500 m4:02.42
2004 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco12th1500 m4:12.19

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References

  1. "Mezzofondo, marcia e ostacoli in raduno" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 13 June 2012.