Katalin Bor

Katalin Bor (born February 10, 1990 in Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She represented her nation Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of two medals (one silver and one bronze) in a major international competition, spanning the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.[2][3]

Katalin Bor
Personal information
Full nameKatalin Bor
National team Hungary
Born (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubJövő SC (HUN)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Hungary
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Palma4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2006 Palma200 m breaststroke
The native form of this personal name is Bor Katalin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Bor competed for Hungary in the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:31.13 from the national championships in Budapest.[4] Swimming on the outside lane in heat three, Bor overhauled a 2:30-barrier to touch out Morocco's Sara El Bekri at the final turn for the third spot by nine hundredths of a second (0.09) with a lifetime best of 2:29.95. Bor failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-seventh out of 41 swimmers in the prelims.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katalin Bor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. "Italians and Russians Command Second Day of European Junior Champs". Swimming World Magazine. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. Rusticus, Oene (10 July 2006). "European Junior Championships Close with a Flourish". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 72. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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