Rita Keszthelyi

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Rita Keszthelyi
Personal information
Born (1991-12-10) December 10, 1991 (age 32)
Budapest, Hungary [1]
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position Driver
Club information
Current team CN Mataró
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Budapest Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Doha Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Barcelona Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Belgrade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Eindhoven
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Budapest
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Budapest
World League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Athens

Rita Keszthelyi (born 10 December 1991) is a Hungarian water polo player. [2] At the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Hungary women's national water polo team in the women's tournament. [3]

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She scored two of the goals that helped Hungary win the bronze medal match at the 2020 Olympics. [4] She has played more than 300 water polo matches for Hungary. [4]

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References

  1. "Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo 2020, Hungary Team" (PDF). Hungarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Rita Keszthelyi". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. "KESZTHELYI Rita". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Raging Rita powering up for another golden tilt at the home of water polo". World Aquatics. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.