Szandra Lajtos Explained
| Szandra Lajtos |
| Fullname: | Szandra Lajtos |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Szeged, Hungary |
| Sport: | Short track speed skating |
| Club: | Szegedi Korcsolyázó Egyesület |
Szandra Lajtos (pronounced in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈsɒndrɒ ˈlɒjtoʃ/; born 22 July 1986 in Szeged)[1] is a Hungarian short track speed skater.
Her first major championship was the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, where she participated at the age of 15, being the youngest member of the Hungarian delegation,[2] and also the youngest competitor in short track speed skating.[3] Lajtos ran in two distances, finishing 28th in 500 metres and 19th in the 1,000 metres event.
Among her best results are a silver medal in the 3000 metres relay from the 2011 European Championship[4] and two bronze medals in the same event from 2006 and 2012.[5]
Lajtos was also member of the Hungarian relay team at the 2011 Winter Universiade, where they came third behind South Korea and China.[6]
Personal records
As of 8 March 2012[7]
| Distance | Time | Date set | Place | Event |
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| 500 meters | 45.090 | 29 October 2011 | Saguenay, Canada | Korean Air World Cup |
| 1000 meters | 1:32.432 | 19 February 2011 | Dresden, Germany | ISU World Cup |
| 1500 meters | 2:25.712 | 15 December 2006 | Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia | Danubia Series – Slovak Open |
| 3000 meters | 5:12.563 | 14 November 2010 | Bormio, Italy | Alta Valtellina Trophy |
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External links
Notes and References
- Szandra Lajtos . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215022646/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/szandra-lajtos-1.html . dead . 15 December 2012 . 8 March 2012.
- Hungary at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208001355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/winter/2002/ . dead . 8 December 2012 . 8 March 2012.
- Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20120221033003/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/STK/ . dead . 21 February 2012 . 8 March 2012.
- Web site: Öt magyar érem az Európa-bajnokságon . Five Hungarian medals at the European Championship . Hungarian National Skating Federation . 17 January 2011 . 8 March 2012 . Hungarian . 18 September 2012 . https://archive.today/20120918053658/http://www.moksz.hu/short/hirek/110117.html . dead .
- Web site: 2012 European Speed Skating Championships – Protocol . Sportsresult.com . 8 March 2012.
- Web site: Rövidpályás gyorskorcsolya: Téli Universiade magyar bronzéremmel . Short track speed skating: Winter Universiade with Hungarian bronze medal . Hungarian National Skating Federation . 31 January 2011 . 8 March 2012 . Hungarian . 3 September 2012 . https://archive.today/20120903213917/http://www.moksz.hu/short/hirek/110131.html . dead .
- Web site: Biographical data of Szandra Lajtos . Short Track Online . 8 March 2012.
