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Zsuzsanna Krajnyák

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The native form of this personal name is Krajnyák Zsuzsanna. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Krajnyák before a 2013 match
Personal information
Born (1978-12-23) 23 December 1978 (age 45)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportWheelchair fencing
Medal record
Women's wheelchair fencing
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens épée team open
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens foil team open
Silver medal – second place 2012 London épée individual A
Silver medal – second place 2012 London épée team open
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio team foil
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney épée individual A
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney foil individual A
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens épée individual A
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio foil A
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo team foil

Zsuzsanna Krajnyák (born 23 December 1978) is a Hungarian Paralympic wheelchair fencer. She has won 11 medals at the Paralympic Games, with the first two coming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where she won two bronze medals. She has also won medals at European and World Championships. Krajnyák was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2006.

Early life

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Krajnyák was born on 23 December 1978.[1] With her left leg have a birth defect, Krajnyák became a swimmer when she was six. She then moved on to fencing and wheelchair fencing.[2]

Career

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At International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation competitions, Krajnyák competed at the European Championships from 2001 to 2018 as a wheelchair fencer. With her performances at the epee, foil, and team events, Krajnyák won a total of ten medals.[3][4] Krajnyák also won gold at the 2017 World Championships in the women's épée A event.[5]

As a World Cup competitor in Class A events, she was beaten by Gemma Collis-McCann in the deciding match of the women's epee during the 2018 World Cup in Montreal. She received a silver medal after losing the match 15–13.[6] During the Montreal event, Krajnyák also won gold in women's foil.[7] At the IWAS World Games, Krajnyák received gold at the women's foil event during the 2019 edition.[8]

Paralympics

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Krajnyák first competed in the Paralympics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics where she won a bronze in the foil and épée events. Alongside a bronze in the épée event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Krajnyák also won a silver in the women's team foil and épée. After not medalling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Krajnyak won silver medals in the individual and team épée events in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

In 2016, she earned two Paralympic medals. She earned a silver medal in the team foil competition with a bronze in the team épée and individual foil competitions at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[9] In the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo she was part of Poland's team with Eva Hajmasi and Gyongyi Dani and they achieved the bronze medal position in the women's team foil. The silver and gold medals were taken by Italy and China respectively.[10]

Awards and honours

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In 2006, Krajnyák was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.[11] In 2016, Krajnyák was named the Disabled Sportswoman of the Year by the Hungarian Sports Journalists Association.[12] Krajnyák was also a co-winner of the disabled team of the year award by the Hungarian Sports Journalists’ Association for 2021.[13]

In January 2022 the wheel chair fencing team of Krajnyák, Gyöngyi Dani, Dr. Boglárka Mező Madarászné and Éva Hajmási were Hungary's "best disabled team of the year".[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Zsuzsanna Krajnyak". Laureus. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Zsuzsanna Krajnyak keen to end gold draught". International Paralympic Committee. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Hungary's Krajnyak out to retain European title". International Paralympic Committee. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Zsuzsanna Krajnyak". OphardtTeam Sportevent. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike. "Osváth and Krajnyak give Hungary golden start at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Collis-McCann wins debut World Cup gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Hungary claim four wins at Wheelchair Fencing World Cup Montreal 2018". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ^ Pavitt, Michael (12 February 2019). "Hungarian world champion wins wheelchair fencing gold at IWAS World Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Zsuzsanna Krajnyak". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. ^ "China end wheelchair fencing on a high after team foil golds at Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  11. ^ "LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR 2006 WITH A DISABILITY - NOMINEES". World Sports Awards. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  12. ^ "The M4 Sport – Sportsman of the Year Gala was a great success!". DunaEvents. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Athletes of the Year, 2021: Saber Fencer Áron Szilágyi and Canoeist Tamara Csipes". Hungary Today. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Athletes of the Year, 2021: Saber Fencer Áron Szilágyi and Canoeist Tamara Csipes". Hungary Today. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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