All Four Gold Medals at Ultramarathon World Championship Go to Hungary

MTI-Hungary Today 2023.08.15.

Medalists (L-R): Szilárd Fodor (EMU), Szabolcs Beda (ELTE SE Sashegyi Gepárdok) , Viktoria Brown (BAC), Krisztina Dr. Drabik (ELTE SE Sashegyi Gepárdok)

All four gold medals were won by Hungarians at the 48-hour Ultramarathon World Championship organized in Gloucester, England 11-13 August.

The men’s race was won by Szabolcs Beda (Sashegyi Gepárdok), who ran 390.8 kilometers in two days.

Photo: Facebook/Szabolcs Beda

The women’s race was won by Viktória Brown (Balatonfüred Athletics Club), who completed 349.6 kilometers in 48 hours.

The women’s team race was won by Hungary, as three other Hungarian runners, Krisztina Drábik, Christiane Hornyánszki and Mariette Ignácz, finished in the top ten.

Photo: Facebook/Marietta Ignácz

Christiane Hornyánszki. Photo: facebook/evary RUN

Hungary also triumphed in the men’s team event, as the second Hungarian runner, Szilárd Fodor, also finished in the top ten.

The World Championship was held on a 400m athletics track with 93 competitors from 18 countries.

Fact

An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers (26 mi 385 yd). Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of 31 miles (50 km) to over 200 miles (320 km). 50k and 100k are both World Athletics record distances. There are two main types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance or route, and those that last for a predetermined period (with the winner covering the most distance in that time).

The next 48-hour World Championship will be held in Balatonfüred next May.

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