Orsolya Tompa

Orsolya Tompa
Personal information
Full nameOrsolya Tompa
National team Hungary
Born (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 33)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubJövő SC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Hungary
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Antwerp 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antwerp 100 m freestyle
The native form of this personal name is Tompa Orsolya. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Orsolya Tompa (born July 14, 1991, in Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She represented her nation Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has edged out fellow swimmer Emese Kovács to claim the 100 m butterfly title by eight hundredths of a second (0.08) at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with a time of 1:00.22.[2]

Tompa qualified for the Hungarian team in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she posted a time of 56.81 to eclipse an insurmountable FINA B-standard (57.17) by 0.36 of a second at the European Junior Championships in Antwerp.[3][4] Swimming in heat two, Tompa opened up the race with a marvelous lead, but faded down the stretch to hit the wall with a third-place time and a lifetime best in 56.57, just a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind runner-up Natthanan Junkrajang of Thailand. Tompa failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed fortieth overall in the prelims.[5]

Tompa sought to compete for the Hungarian swimming team in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not show up in the prelims.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orsolya Tompa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ Rusticus, Oene (21 July 2007). "Daniel Gyurta Tops 100 Breast Championship Record at European Juniors". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ Rusticus, Oene (19 July 2007). "Daniel Gyurta, Emese Kovacs Provide Spark at European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 49. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's relays" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.


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