Annamária Kiss (born 5 December 1981) is a Hungarian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] She represented Hungary in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and also trained for Dunaferr Sports Club (Hungarian: Dunaferr Sportegyesület) under her longtime coach and mentor Erzsébet Tóth.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Annamária Kiss |
| National team |  Hungary |
| Born | 5 December 1981 Dunaújváros, Hungary |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Dunaferr SE |
| Coach | Erzsébet Tóth |
Kiss made her first Hungarian team, as a 14-year-old teen, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, she failed to reach the top 16 final in the 100 m backstroke, finishing only in thirty-second place at 1:07.38.[2]
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Kiss competed only in three swimming events, including a backstroke double. She achieved FINA B-standards of 1:05.16 (100 m backstroke) and 2:17.08 (200 m backstroke) from the Hungarian Championships in Budapest.[3][4]
On the second day of the Games, Kiss placed thirty-sixth in the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat two, she came up with a spectacular swim on the final stretch to race for the fourth seed in 1:06.12, just 1.13 seconds off the leading time set by Sweden's Camilla Johansson.[5][6] Four days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Kiss posted a time of 2:20.40 to grab a sixth seed from the same heat, but finished only in twenty-eighth overall on the morning prelims.[7][8] Kiss also teamed up with Ágnes Kovács, Gyöngyver Lakos, and newcomer Orsolya Ferenczy in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. Leading off a backstroke leg in heat one, Kiss recorded a split of 1:06.15, but the Hungarians raced to the fifth spot and thirteenth overall in a final time of 4:11.11.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annamária Kiss". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 287. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Backstroke)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 363. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 4×100m Medley Relay)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 22, 2000)". Sydney 2000. ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
External links
edit- Profile – Kataca.hu (in Hungarian)