Olga Kazi

Olga Kazi (born 10 May 1941 in Kispest, Budapest)[1] is a retired female middle distance runner from Hungary. She is a multiple Hungarian Athletics Championships winner, having collected two gold medals in 400 metres, five on 800 metres and one each in 1500 metres and cross country running.[2] In addition Kazi twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1960 and 1964. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres (2:05.0) on 16 September 1962 at the European Championships in Belgrade.

The native form of this personal name is Kazi Olga. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Olga Kazi
Personal information
Born10 May 1941 (1941-05-10) (age 82)
Budapest, Hungary
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Belgrade 800 metres
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1963 Porto Alegre 800 metres

Personal life

Kazi married to fellow Olympian István Gyulai, with whom she had two children, Miklós and Katalin.

References
  1. "Olga Kazi Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. "Magyar női bajnokok atlétikában, szabad téren" [Hungarian Athletics Championships winners, outdoor] (in Hungarian). Kerszoft. Retrieved 20 May 2012.


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