Zsuzsanna Krajnyak

Zsuzsanna Krajnyak
Personal information
Born (1978-12-23) December 23, 1978
Sport
Country Hungary
Sport Wheelchair fencing
Medal record
Wheelchair fencing
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
2004 AthensWomen's épée team open
2004 AthensWomen's foil team open
2012 LondonWomen's épée individual A
2012 LondonWomen's épée team open
2016 RioWomen's team foil
2000 SydneyWomen's épée individual A
2000 SydneyWomen's foil individual A
2004 AthensWomen's épée individual A
2016 RioWomen's foil A
2016 RioWomen's team épée

Zsuzsanna Krajnyak (born 23 December 1978) is a Hungarian Paralympic medallist in wheelchair fencing. Her first Paralympic medals came in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals. Other wheelchair fencing competitions won medals at were the European and World Championships. Krajnyak was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2006.

Early life

Krajnyak was born on 23 December 1978.[1]

Career

Krajnyak 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, Krajnyak 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. Her most recent Paralympic medals were a silver medal in the team foil competition with a bronze in the team épée and individual foil competitions at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Outside of the Paralympics, Krajnyak has won medals in wheelchair fencing at the European Championships and World Championships competitions held by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation. In the European Championships, she won four gold medals in 2011 and a gold in the women's foil in 2014. At the World Championships, Krajnyak won two bronzes in the women's team épée and foil events in 2013 and a silver in women's foil in 2015.[3] Krajnyak also won gold at the 2017 World Championships in the women’s épée A event.[4]

Awards and honours

In 2006, Krajnyak was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.[5] In 2016, Krajnyak was named the Disabled Sportswoman of the Year by the Hungarian Sports Journalists Association.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Zsuzsanna Krajnyak". Laureus. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zsuzsanna Krajnyak". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Will 2016 be Zsuzsanna Krajnyak's golden year?". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike. "Osváth and Krajnyak give Hungary golden start at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR 2006 WITH A DISABILITY - NOMINEES". World Sports Awards. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "The M4 Sport – Sportsman of the Year Gala was a great success!". DunaEvents. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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