Sarolta Kovács

Sarolta Kovács (born 12 March 1991) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete. An individual and team World Champion, she competed in the modern pentathlon at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

The native form of this personal name is Kovács Sarolta. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sarolta Kovács
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991
Tapolca, Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
SportModern pentathlon

Career

In 2016, she was the surprise winner of the UIPM World Championships, as she missed much of the competitive season due to injury.[3] The championships were held in Moscow, where previously won World Championship silver in 2011.[3]

She was also part of the Hungarian teams that won gold at the World Championships in 2016 with Zsofia Foldhazi and Tamara Alekszejev and in 2017 and 2018 with the same teammates,[4][5][6] and bronze in 2015 (again with Foldhazi and Alekszejev).[7] She was part of Hungarian teams that won gold in the women's relay event at the 2011 World Championships (with Leila Gyenesei and Adrienn Toth)[8] and silver in the same event at the 2013 World Championships (with Foldhazi and Gyenesei).[9]

At European level, she won individual silver in 2017,[10] and bronze in 2018.[11] In the team events, she won gold in the women's relay in 2011 (with Toth and Gyenesei),[12] bronze in the mixed relay in 2017 (with Robert Kasza)[10] and 2018 (with Demeter Bence),[11] gold in the women's team event in 2011 (with Toth and Gyenesei)[12] and 2018 (with Foldhazi and Alekszejev)[11] and bronze in the same event in 2012 (with Toth and Gyenesei).[13]

References
  1. "Sarolta Kovacs". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
  2. "Sarolta Kovacs Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "UIPM 2016 World Championships – Sarolta Kovacs is the new World Champion". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. "UIPM 2016 Pentathlon World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  5. "UIPM 2017 Pentathlon World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  6. "UIPM 2018 Pentathlon World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. "UIPM 2015 Pentathlon World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  8. "UIPM 2011 Pentathlon World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  9. "UIPM 2013 Pentathlon World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  10. "European Senior Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  11. "European Championships Senior". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  12. "Senior European Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  13. "Senior European Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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