Szandra Szalay
Szandra Szalay, is a Hungarian professional triathlete and the third best Hungarian triathlete of the year 2010 according to the Hungarian Ranglista, i.e. National Championship Series.
In 2007, Szandra Szalay took part in her first ITU triathlon and won the Junior European Cup in Tiszaújváros, as in 2008, the year in which she won the silver medal at the European Championships.
Since 2006 Szandra Szalay represents the club ORTRI, located in Oroszlány near her hometown Tatabánya. Her coach is Licskó Csaba.
Together with Zsófia Tóth, until 2008 also a member of ORTRI, and Zsófia Kovács Szandra Szalay may be considered one of Hungary's most promising hopes for the Olympic Games in London 2012.
In 2011, Szalay will also take part in the German Bundesliga circuit and represent the team EJOT.
Szandra Szalay attended the Váci Mihály Általános Iskola elementary school and the Péch Antal Műszaki Szakközép Iskola és Gimnázium highschool in Tatabánya.
ITU Competitions
In the four years from 2007 to 2010 Szandra Szalay took part in 29 ITU competitions and achieved 10 top ten positions.The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise all events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
2007-05-19 | Duathlon World Championships | Győr | 6 |
2007-06-29 | European Championships | Copenhagen | 15 |
2007-08-12 | European Cup | Tiszaújváros | 1 |
2007-08-30 | BG World Championships | Hamburg | 23 |
2008-05-10 | European Championships | Lisbon | 16 |
2008-05-18 | European Cup | Brno | 8 |
2008-05-24 | Duathlon European Championships | Serres | 2 |
2008-06-05 | BG World Championships | Vancouver | 14 |
2008-06-14 | European Cup | Balatonfüred | DNS |
2008-07-12 | European Cup | Tiszaújváros | 1 |
2008-09-06 | European Championships | Pulpí | 13 |
2008-09-27 | Duathlon World Championships | Rimini | DNF |
2009-05-23 | Duathlon European Championships | Budapest | DNF |
2009-06-20 | European Championships | Tarzo Revine | 7 |
2009-08-09 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 24 |
2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 27 |
2009-08-23 | European Cup | Karlovy Vary | 11 |
2009-09-26 | European Cup | Mar Menor | 12 |
2009-11-21 | Premium European Cup | Eilat | 11 |
2010-04-17 | European Cup | Antalya | 2 |
2010-05-22 | European Cup | Senec | 5 |
2010-05-30 | African Cup | Larache | 3 |
2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 46 |
2010-07-10 | World Cup | Holten | 36 |
2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 42 |
2010-08-08 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 21 |
2010-08-14 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbuhel | 36 |
2010-08-28 | European Championships | Vila Nova de Gaia | 12 |
2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championship | Budapest | DNF |
2010-09-08 | Aquathlon World Championships | Budapest | 2 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start