Barbara Petráhn Explained
Barbara Petráhn (born 16 September 1978 in Sopron)[1] is a Hungarian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres.
An 11 time Hungarian Athletics Championships winner in 400 metres,[2] Petráhn matched the national record of the distance (51.50 seconds) in 2006, tying Ilona Pál's record set in 1980.[3] She raced at two Olympics in this event in 2000 and 2008. In her first participation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Petráhn made it from the first round to the quarterfinals,[4] where she came last in her heat and did not advance further.[5] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she came only fourth in her first round heat thus did not manage to go to the quarterfinals.[6]
Beside 400 metres, she also had successes in 200 metres, most notably winning 5 Hungarian Athletics Championships titles, including four in a row between 2007 and 2010.
Personal bests
As of 20 May 2012[7]
- Outdoor
- Indoor
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|
| 60 metres | 7.61 | Budapest, Hungary | 27 February 2010 |
| 200 metres | 23.87 | Lincoln, United States | 23 February 2002 |
| 400 metres | 53.68 | Budapest, Hungary | 19 February 2005 | |
Awards
- Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2007
Notes and References
- Web site: Barbara Petráhn Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025335/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/barbara-petrahn-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 20 May 2012.
- Web site: Magyar női bajnokok atlétikában, szabad téren. Hungarian Athletics Championships winners, outdoor. Kerszoft. 20 May 2012. Hungarian.
- Web site: Petráhn Barbara 26 éves csúcsot állított be. Origo. 14 May 2006. 20 May 2012. Hungarian.
- Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417105049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-400-metres-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 20 May 2012.
- Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Quarter-Finals. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417105047/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-400-metres-quarter-finals.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 20 May 2012.
- Web site: Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417051325/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-400-metres-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 20 May 2012.
- Web site: Profile of Barbara Petráhn. All Athletics. 20 May 2012. 15 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131115094706/http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/128618. dead.
