Dalma Ružičić-Benedek

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek

Ružičić-Benedek at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born 21 February 1982 (1982-02-21) (age 34)
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
Club Mohak KK, Belgrade[3]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
2003 Gainesville K-2 1000 m
2006 Szeged K-1 500 m
2006 Szeged K-1 1000 m
2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
2010 Poznań K-4 500 m
2011 Szeged K-4 500 m
2005 Zagreb K-1 1000 m
2007 Duisburg K-2 500 m
2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m
2005 Zagreb K-4 500 m
2009 Dartmouth K-2 1000 m
European Championships
2004 Poznań K-2 500 m
2006 Račice K-1 500 m
2006 Račice K-1 1000 m
2007 Pontevedra K-2 500 m
2007 Pontevedra K-4 1000 m
2008 Milan K-1 1000 m
2008 Milan K-4 1000 m
2005 Poznań K-4 200 m
2008 Milan K-4 500 m
2009 Brandenburg K-4 500 m
2010 Trasona K-4 500 m
2011 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
2015 Milan K-2 500 m
2014 Moscow K-1 1000 m
European Championships
2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 500 m
2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m
2016 Moscow K-2 1000 m
2015 Račice K-2 500 m
2015 Račice K-2 1000 m
European Games
2015 Baku K-2 500m

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek (Serbian Cyrillic: Далма Ружичић-Бенедек, born 21 February 1982) is a Hungarian-born Serbian[4][5] sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. She won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds, three silvers and two bronzes.[3]

Career in Serbia

In late 2012, after failing to qualify for her third consecutive Olympic Games, Dalma Ružičić-Benedek decided to compete for Serbia, country of her husband, former canoer Dušan Ružičić who is also her personal coach.[6] She made her debut for Serbia in the first stage of the 2013 World Cup in Szeged, when she won the gold medal in the K-1 500m. At the 2013 European Championship she won two gold medals at distances of 500m and 1000m.[7] Ružičić-Benedek won her first World Championship medal for Serbia in 2014, bronze in K-1 1000m.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dalma Benedek Profile". Hungarian Canoe Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Dalma Ruzicic Benedek. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 Dalma Ruzicic Benedek. nbcolympics.com
  4. ↑ Mađari nama uzeli Natašu, a mi njima Dalmu. Mondo.rs (22 September 2012).
  5. ↑ Blic Sport | Mađarska sedmostruka svetska šampionka ubuduće će veslati za Srbiju!. Sport.blic.rs (22 September 2012).
  6. ↑ "Mađarska kajakašica zbog muža vesla za Srbiju!". Alo. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dalma Benedek-Ružičić niže odličja, drugo zlato za Srbiju na EP u kajaku!". Blic. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "I Dalmi Benedek-Ružičić bronza!". B92. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

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