Luca Kozák Explained
Luca Kozák (born 1 June 1996) is a Hungarian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition she won the silver medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.
Her personal bests are 12.71 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (-0.2 m/s, Székesfehérvár) and 7.97 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Glasgow 2019, Torun and Budapest 2020). Both times are Hungarian Records.
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 7th | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.62 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 15th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.58 (w) |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.20 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 18th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.46 |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.30 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 13th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.27 |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.06 (w) |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.03 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.17 |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.19 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 23rd (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.24 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.96 |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.15 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.971 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 13th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.87 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 8.01 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 12.972 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.69 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 13th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.73 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 8.01 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 | |
1Did not start in the final
2Did not finish in the semifinal
Notes and References
- Web site: 2017 Universiade bio. 13 March 2018.
