Zsuzsanna Vörös (born 4 May 1977 in Székesfehérvár)[1] is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[2] Her score of 5448 is broken down as follows:

  • Shooting—1120
  • Fencing—916
  • Swimming—1296
  • Riding—1124
  • Running—992
Zsuzsanna Vörös
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensIndividual
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 BudapestIndividual
Gold medal – first place2000 PesaroRelay
Gold medal – first place2002 San FranciscoTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 PesaroIndividual
Gold medal – first place2003 PesaroRelay
Gold medal – first place2004 MoscowIndividual
Silver medal – second place1998 Mexico CityIndividual
Silver medal – second place2002 San FranciscoIndividual
Silver medal – second place2005 WarsawIndividual
Silver medal – second place2005 WarsawTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 Mexico CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 San FranciscoRelay
Bronze medal – third place2003 PesaroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2006 Guatemala CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 LondonTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2000 SzékesfehérvárIndividual
Gold medal – first place2000 SzékesfehérvárTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 SofiaRelay
Gold medal – first place2003 Ustí nad LabemTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 Ustí nad LabemRelay
Gold medal – first place2006 BudapestIndividual
Silver medal – second place2003 Ustí nad LabemIndividual
Silver medal – second place2004 AlbenaRelay
Silver medal – second place2005 MontepulcianoRelay
Silver medal – second place2008 MoscowRelay
Bronze medal – third place1997 MoscowRelay
Bronze medal – third place2007 RigaRelay
Bronze medal – third place2009 LeipzigTeam

She won gold medals for the individual event at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2004, with scores of 5319, 5604 and 5624 respectively.[3]

Awards and recognition

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  • Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary: 2004
  • Honorary Citizen of Székesfehérvár: 2004
  • SportStars Award: 2004
  • Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year: 2005

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zsuzsanna Vörös". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  2. "Athens Olympics 2004 News, Information and Results". livingroom.org.au. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. "WORLD MODERN PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
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