Gréta Kerekes

Hungarian hurdler

The native form of this personal name is Kerekes Gréta. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Gréta Kerekes

Personal information

Born|  (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 32)
Debrecen, Hungary[1]
Education| University of Texas at El Paso
University of Nebraska
University of Physical Education in Budapest
Height| 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight| 53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| 100 m hurdles
College team| UTEP Miners[1]
Club| DSC-SI
Coached by| István Tomhauser

Gréta Kerekes (born 9 October 1992 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[3] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final.

She qualified to represent Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

## Personal best

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Outdoor

Event | Result | Venue | Date
100 m | 11.56 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |  Budapest | 27 May 2023
100 m hurdles | 12.92 s (wind: -0.5 m/s) |  Székesfehérvár | 18 July 2023
Indoor

60 m | 7.39 s |  Budapest | 19 January 2019
60 m hurdles | 7.96 s |  Nyíregyháza | 18 February 2024

## Competition record

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Hungary
2009  | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 28th (h)  | 100 m h (76.2 cm)  | 14.39
European Youth Olympic Festival | Tampere, Finland | 14th (h)  | 100 m h (76.2 cm)  | 14.15
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 46.38
2010  | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | –  | 100 m hurdles  | DNF
12th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 45.77
2011  | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 11th (sf)  | 100 m hurdles  | 14.07
6th  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 45.24
2015  | Universiade | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (h)  | 100 m hurdles  | 14.23
2016  | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 16th (h)  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.37
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 25th (h)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.54
13th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 44.34
2017  | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th (sf)  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.23
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 26th (h)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.15
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.38
2018  | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17th (sf)  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.17
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 20th (sf)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.23
13th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 44.15
2019  | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.03
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 24th (h)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.11
2021  | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 25th (h)  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.21
2023  | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 7th  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.03
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 32nd (h)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.09
13th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 43.38
2024  | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 17th (sf)  | 60 m hurdles  | 8.07
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 18th (sf)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.05
11th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 43.70
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 17th (rep)  | 100 m hurdles  | 13.20

## References

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1. ^ a b College team bio
2. ^ 2015 Universiade bio
3. ^ Gréta Kerekes at World Athletics
4. ^ "Current, Former Miners to Compete at 2024 Olympics in Paris". www.utep.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

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