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Hanga Klekner

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Hanga Klekner
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsPole vault: 4.57 m (2024) NR

Hanga Klekner (born 24 September 1999) is a Hungarian pole vaulter. She is the Hungarian national record holder.[1]

Career

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She became national champion for the first time at the 2020 Hungarian Athletics Championships. She retained her national title in 2021.[2] She finished in fifth place at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the pole vault in Tallinn.[3] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the pole vault.[4]

She competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in the women's pole vault.[5] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clearing 4.50 metres for the first time.[6][7]

She competed at the 2024 European Championships in Rome.[8] She set a new national record at the 2024 Hungarian Athletics Championships, clearing 5.57 metres.[9] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[10]

Personal life

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She is from Debrecen.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Hanga Klekner". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Klekner Hanga cuts explosively for the U23 European Athletics Championships". Debrecen Sun. July 9, 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Klekner Hanga from Debrecen finished fifth in Tallinn". Debrecen Sun. July 16, 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Women's Pole Vault Results". Watch Athletics. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Record-breaking 63 athletes will represent Hungary at the World Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "A queen was born in Budapest, Klekner Hanga jumped into the sky". index.hu. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Women Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ "ATHLETIC OB: POLE VAULTER KLEKNER HANGA SET A NEW HUNGARIAN RECORD". Eurosport.hu. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ "ATTILA MOLNÁR DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS IN HIS RACE OF HOPE, HANGA KLEKNER WAS ELIMINATED IN THE POLE VAULT". nemzetisport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Klekner Hanga successfully completed three competitions after the European Championships - when will the Olympic quota be available?". haon.hu. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.