Karolina Szabó (born November 17, 1961) is a retired Hungarian athlete, who specialized in the long-distance running events. Born in Dunaföldvár, Tolna, she represented Hungary in the marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, finishing 13th, and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, finishing 11th.
Szabo won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1987.City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners On 23 April 1988 in Budapest, she broke the 25,000 metres world record on the track with 1:29:29.2, en route to also breaking the 30,000 metres world record with 1:47:05.6. She also won the 1991 Munich Marathon and the 1994 San Francisco Marathon.
Personal best Marathon — 2:30:31 (1986)
Achievements Representing 1982European Championships Athens, Greece6thMarathon2:40:501983World Championships Helsinki, Finland18thMarathon2:40:231984Friendship Games Prague, Czechoslovakia6thMarathon2:41:511985Osaka International Ladies MarathonOsaka, Japan4thMarathon2:36:45World Marathon CupHiroshima, Japan3rdMarathon2:34:57New York City Marathon New York City, United States28thMarathon2:52:061986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany8th10,000 m31:55.93 NR.New York City Marathon New York City, United States5thMarathon2:34:511987City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:10:58World Championships Rome, Italy9thMarathon2:36:18New York City Marathon New York City, United States5thMarathon2:34:581988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea13thMarathon2:32:26New York City Marathon New York City, United States4thMarathon2:36:401991Munich Marathon Munich, Germany1stMarathon2:33:09 CR.1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain11thMarathon2:40:101994San Francisco MarathonSan Francisco, United States1stMarathon2:44:34
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