Emese Hunyady (born 4 March 1966 in Budapest, Hungary) is a former speed skater. Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since 1924. ... The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1992 in Albertville, France. ... The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Speed skating, or long track speedskating, long track speed skating, is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. ...

Short biography

Hunyady started participating in international competitions in 1982. Although she was still a junior, she entered several senior tournaments. After marrying Austrian Thomas Nemeth in 1985, she got Austrian citizenship and started competing for Austria. The marriage was dissolved some years later, but she retained her Austrian citizenship. Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city or town but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ...

During her 20-year long career, she was a steady performer, almost always finishing in the top 10 of the events she participated in. Her best year was 1994, when she won bronze at the European Allround Championships, became World Allround Champion, won the 1,500 m World Cup, and became Olympic Champion on the 1,500 m, while winning Olympic silver on the 3,000 m. After that, her successes became fewer, but in 1999, she surprisingly won the World Single Distance Championships on the 1,500 m. The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best all-round speed skater of Europe. ... The International Skating Union has organized the world championships since 1893. ... Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances. ...

She participated in 6 Winter Olympics from 1984 to 2002, had numerous World Cup wins, and won a large number of Hungarian and Austrian National Allround, Sprint, and Single Distance Championships.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Hunyady at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

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World records

Over the course of her career, Hunyady skated one world record: This list of speed skating records is an overview of the current speed skating records in the various events in the speed skating sport. ...

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Personal records

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Trivia

• Hunyady started her sporting career in figure skating, something she used to show when celebrating her victories as a speedskater.

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References

• Emese Hunyady at SkateResults.com
• Profile at CNN/SI
• Personal records from The Skatebase
• Photos of Emese Hunyady