Zita Kácser

Zita Kácser (born 2 October 1988) is a Hungarian Olympic distance runner.[1] She has twice represented Hungary at the European Athletics Championships, competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

The native form of this personal name is Kácser Zita. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zita Kácser
Personal information
Birth nameZita Kácser
NationalityHungary
Born (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)3000m steeplechase

A multiple-time Hungarian champion Kácser recovered from injury to run a national record time in 2019 for the 3000m steeplechase at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest. At the same time she also met the qualifying standard for the then delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The time of 09:26:59 put her 18th on the IAAF's world rankings.[2] She competed at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase.[3]

International competitions
Representing  Hungary
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 15th 10,000 m 36:41.33
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 26th 3000 m s'chase 10:19.74 14th in heat 1
2017 European Team Championships 2nd League Tel Aviv, Israel 1st 3000 m s'chase 10:06:80
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 28th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:53.36 14th in heat 2
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 41st (h) 3000 m s'chase 10:43.99

References
  1. "Zita KÁCSER | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. László, Balássy (September 2, 2019). "Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság - Kácser Zita olimpiai szintet futott 3000 méter akadályon". olimpia.hu.
  3. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results".
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