Dalma Ružičić-Benedek Explained

Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height:165 cm[2]
Weight:65 kg
Sport:Canoe sprint
Club:Mohak KK, Belgrade[3]
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Dalma Ružičić-Benedek (Serbian: 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dalma Benedek Profile . Hungarian Canoe Federation . 19 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326033052/http://www.kajakkenusport.hu/valogatott/szemely/25 . 26 March 2012 . dmy .
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/dalma-ruzicic-benedek Dalma Ruzicic Benedek
  3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=ruzicic-benedek-dalma-1155511/index.html Dalma Ruzicic Benedek
  4. http://www.mondo.rs/s260418/Ostali%20sportovi/Ostali_sportovi/Madjari_nama_uzeli_Natasu_a_mi_njima_Dalmu.html Mađari nama uzeli Natašu, a mi njima Dalmu
  5. http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/Sportovi-na-vodi/220795/Madjarska-sedmostruka-svetska-sampionka-ubuduce-ce-veslati-za-Srbiju Blic Sport | Mađarska sedmostruka svetska šampionka ubuduće će veslati za Srbiju!
  6. Web site: Mađarska kajakašica zbog muža vesla za Srbiju!. Alo. 11 April 2015. 17 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417020558/http://www.alo.rs/sport/ostali-sportovi/madarska-kajakasica-zbog-muza-vesla-za-srbiju/709. dead.
  7. Web site: Dalma Benedek-Ružičić niže odličja, drugo zlato za Srbiju na EP u kajaku! . Blic . 11 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417180230/http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/Sportovi-na-vodi/234943/Dalma-BenedekRuzicic-nize-odlicja-drugo-zlato-za-Srbiju-na-EP-u-kajaku . 17 April 2015 . dmy .
  8. Web site: I Dalmi Benedek-Ružičić bronza!. 8 September 2014 . B92. 11 April 2015.