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Katinka Hosszú

Biographical information

Type	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Katinka•Hosszú
Used name	Katinka•Hosszú
Nick/petnames	Iron Lady
Born	3 May 1989 in Pécs (HUN)
Measurements	175 cm / 65 kg
Affiliations	Bajai Spartacus Vizügy SC
NOC	Hungary

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2004 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			Katinka Hosszú
	200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)		31
2008 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			Katinka Hosszú
	200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		17
	400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		12
2012 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			Katinka Hosszú
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)	Hungary	9
	200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)		9
	200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		8
	400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		4
2016 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			Katinka Hosszú
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)	Hungary	6
	100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)		1	Gold
	200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)		2	Silver
	200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)		DNS
	200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		1	Gold
	400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		1	Gold
2020 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			Katinka Hosszú
	200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)		20
	200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)		DNS
	200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		7
	400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)		5

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
2016 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony	HUN	Katinka Hosszú

Special Notes

• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (17–8–2 2012 İstanbul gold: 200 m butterfly and 100 m medley, silver: 200 m freestyle and 200 m medley, bronze: 400 m medley; 2014 Doha gold: 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 100 m medley, and 200 m medley, silver: 200 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, and 400 m medley, bronze: 50 m backstroke; 2016 Windsor gold: 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 100 m medley, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley; 2016 Windsor silver: 200 m freestyle and 50 m backstroke; 2018 Hangzhou gold: 200 m butterfly, 100 m medley, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, silver: 100 m backstroke)
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (20–4–2 2004 Wien bronze: 400 m medley; 2012 Chartres gold: 200 m butterfly, 100 m medley, and 200 m medley, silver: 400 m medley; 2013 Herning gold: 200 m medley, silver: 100 m medley and 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m backstroke; 2015 Netanya gold: 50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 100 m medley, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, silver: 400 m freestyle; 2017 København gold: 50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 100 m medley, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley; 2019 Glasgow gold: 200 m butterfly, 100 m medley, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley)
• Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m butterfly – 29 July 2009 - present: 2:04.27 (29 July 2009; Roma, ITA); 200 m medley – 26 July 2009 - present: 2:09.12 (26 July 2009; Roma, ITA), 2:07.46 (27 July 2009; Roma, ITA), 2:07.30 (2 August 2015; Kazan, RUS), 2:06.84 (2 August 2015; Kazan, RUS), 2:06.12 (3 August 2015; Kazan, RUS); 400 m medley – 2 August 2009 - present: 4:30.31 (2 August 2009; Roma, ITA), 4:29.89 (4 March 2016; Marseille, FRA), 4:28.58 (5 August 2016; Rio de Janeiro, BRA), 4:26.36 (6 August 2016; Rio de Janeiro, BRA))
• Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (100 m backstroke – 28 August 2014 - present: 55.38 (28 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 55.38 tied (1 September 2014; Dubai, UAE), 55.34 (30 September 2014; Hong Kong, HKG), 55.03 (4 December 2014; Doha, QAT); 200 m backstroke – 5 December 2014 - present: 1:59.23 (5 December 2014; Doha, QAT); 200 m butterfly – 13 December 2012 - 12 December 2013: 2:02.20 (13 December 2012; İstanbul, TUR); 100 m medley – 8 August 2013 - present: 57.73 (8 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 57.50 (8 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 57.45 (11 August 2013; Berlin, GER), 57.25 (28 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 56.86 (1 September 2014; Dubai, UAE), 56.70 (5 December 2014; Doha, QAT), 56.67 (4 December 2015; Netanya, ISR), 56.51 (7 August 2017; Berlin, GER); 200 m medley – 7 August 2013 - present: 2:04.39 (7 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 2:03.20 (7 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 2:02.61 (27 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 2:02.13 (31 August 2014; Dubai, UAE), 2:01.86 (6 December 2014; Doha, QAT); 400 m medley – 8 August 2013 - 3 December 2014 and 2 December 2015 - 12 August 2017: 4:22.18 (8 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 4:20.85 (11 August 2013; Berlin, GER), 4:20.83 (28 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 4:19.46 (2 December 2015; Netanya, ISR))
• Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (100 m backstroke – 4 December 2014 - 27 October 2019: 55.03 (4 December 2014; Doha, QAT); 200 m backstroke – 5 December 2014 - 27 November 2020: 1:59.23 (5 December 2014; Doha, QAT); 100 m medley – 8 August 2013 - present: 57.73 (8 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 57.50 (8 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 57.45 (11 August 2013; Berlin, GER), 57.25 (28 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 56.86 (1 September 2014; Dubai, UAE), 56.70 (5 December 2014; Doha, QAT), 56.67 (4 December 2015; Netanya, ISR), 56.51 (7 August 2017; Berlin, GER); 200 m medley – 7 August 2013 - present: 2:04.39 (7 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 2:03.20 (7 August 2013; Eindhoven, NED), 2:02.61 (27 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 2:02.13 (31 August 2014; Dubai, UAE), 2:01.86 (6 December 2014; Doha, QAT); 400 m medley – 11 August 2013 - 12 August 2017: 4:20.85 (11 August 2013; Berlin, GER), 4:20.83 (28 August 2014; Doha, QAT), 4:19.46 (2 December 2015; Netanya, ISR))
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (9–1–5 2009 Roma SWI gold: 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m butterfly and 200 m medley; 2013 Barcelona SWI gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m butterfly; 2015 Kazan SWI gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m backstroke; 2017 Budapest SWI gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley, silver: 200 m backstroke, bronze: 200 m butterfly; 2019 Gwangju SWI gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley)
• Listed in Current World Record Holders in Swimming (200 m medley 2:06.12 (2015) and 400 m medley 4:26.36 (2016 at the Olympics))
• Listed in Current Olympic Record Holders in Swimming (200 m medley 2:06.58 (2016) and 400 m medley 4:26.36 (2016))
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (15–7–3 2008 Eindhoven SWI silver: 400 m medley; 2010 Budapest SWI gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 400 m medley; 2012 Debrecen SWI gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2014 Berlin SWI gold: 100 m backstroke, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, silver: 200 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m butterfly and 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2016 London SWI gold: 200 m backstroke, 200 m medley, 400 m medley, and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m backstroke; 2018 Glasgow SWI gold: 200 m medley; 2020/2021 Budapest SWI gold: 400 m medley, silver: 200 m butterfly, bronze: 200 m medley)
• Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m medley – 3 August 2015 - present: 2:06.12 (3 August 2015; Kazan, RUS); 400 m medley – 6 August 2016 - present: 4:26.36 (6 August 2016; Rio de Janeiro, BRA))
• Listed in Olympians Who Contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19) ()