Ágnes Sipka Explained

Ágnes Sipka (born August 14, 1954) is a retired long-distance runner from Hungary, who won the 1984 edition of the Berlin Marathon on September 30, 1984, clocking 2:39:32. She broke the Hungarian national record in the Budapest Marathon in 1986 and held it for a decade until Judit Földing-Nagy set the (current) Hungarian standard, lowering Sipka's time by two seconds in the Berlin Marathon in 1996.

Achievements

Representing
1983Budapest MarathonBudapest, Hungary1stMarathon2:44:33
1984Berlin, West Germany1stMarathon2:39:32
1985New York City MarathonNew York City, USA10thMarathon2:40:22
1986Stuttgart, West Germany20thMarathon2:45:36
Budapest MarathonBudapest, Hungary1stMarathon2:28:51

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