Boglárka Takács (born 28 August 2001) is a Hungarian track and field athlete who competes internationally as a sprinter. She is a multiple-time Hungarian national champion as well as the Hungarian record-holder over 100m and 200m.[1]

Boglárka Takács
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (2001-08-28) 28 August 2001 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.14 (2023, Espoo)
200m: 22.77 (2023, Budapest)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Hungary
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Espoo 100m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Espoo 200m

Career edit

Boglárka Takács runs for Budapest Honved.[2] In 2022, Boglárka Takács twice lowered the Hungarian record over 100 metres. In May, 2022 she beat Enikő Szabó's time of 11.41 seconds from 2004, running 11.37 seconds, and then in September 2022 she lowered it again to 11.31 seconds.[3][4] In August 2022, she competed in the women's 100 meters at the 2022 European Athletics Championships held in Munich, Germany, qualifying for the semi-finals.[5]

In June 2023, she beat the Hungarian national record for the 200 metres set by Irén Orosz-Árva in 1981, running 22.77 seconds in Budapest.[6] On the same day, she lowered the 100 metre national record to 11.23 seconds.[7]

In June 2023, Takács won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division, in Silesia, Poland, helping her country to win the Second Division title.[8]

She was selected as part of the Hungary team for the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships held from in July 2023 in Espoo, Finland. In the 100m semi-finals she was quickest qualifier and set a new national record time of 11.14 seconds, which also improved the European U23 leading time of the year.[9] She won the silver medal in the final.[10] She then also won the silver medal in the 200 metres.[11]

Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified for the semi-final of the 100 metres.[12] She also competed in the 200 metres but did not make it through the heats.[13]

She reached the semi-finals of the women's 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Boglarka Takacs". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Takács Boglárka új magyar csúcsot futott 100 méteren". Atletika.hu. May 26, 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "BOGLÁRKA TAKÁCS STARTED THE SEASON WITH A TIME CLOSE TO HER 100TH HUNGARIAN PEAK". Eurosport.hu. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Boglárka Takács further improved her national record in the women's 100 m". Nemzetosport.hu. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Boglárka Takács finished third in the EC semi-finals". mormost.hu. August 17, 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "BOGLÁRKA TAKÁCS BROKE A 42-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL RECORD". civilek.info. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Boglárka Takács broke a 42-year-old national record in the 200 at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix". m4sport.hu. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Marton sets the tone for dominant Hungary in the 2nd Division in Silesia 2023". European-athletics. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Flirting with the dream limit, the 21-year-old law student once again set a record". index.hu. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Womens 100m result". espoo23results.Europeanathletics.com. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Delphine Nkansa crowned European U23 champion in the 200m: 'I thought it was impossible to win…'". euro.dayfr.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Women's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Women's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.