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Dóra Győrffy (born 23 February 1978 in Budapest) is a Hungarian high jumper. She became Hungarian champion every year since 1996, except 2003,[1] and NCAA champion for Harvard in 2001.[2] Her personal best jump is 2.00 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Nyíregyháza. This is the Hungarian record.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Hungary1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 2nd High jump 2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 5th High jump World Championships Edmonton, Canada 7th High jump 2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 2nd High jump European Championships Munich, Germany 12th High jump 2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 1st High jump 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th High jump References
- IAAF profile for Dóra Győrffy
- Harvard University profile
- ^ Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ NCAA Division I Championships (Women) - GBR Athletics
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's High Jump 1959 – 1961: Iolanda Balaş (ROM) • 1963: Taisiya Chenchik (URS) • 1965: Yordanka Blagoeva (BUL) • 1967: Mami Takeda (JPN) • 1970: Snezana Hrepevnik (YUG) • 1973: Virginia Ioan (ROM) • 1975: Galina Filatova (URS) • 1977: Sara Simeoni (ITA) • 1979: Andrea Mátay (HUN) • 1981: Sara Simeoni (ITA) • 1983: Tamara Bykova (URS) • 1985: Silvia Costa (CUB) • 1987: Svetlana Isaeva (BUL) • 1989: Alina Astafei (ROM) • 1991: Alison Inverarity (AUS) • 1993: Tanya Hughes (USA) • 1995: Viktoriya Fyodorova (RUS) • 1997: Amy Acuff (USA) • 1999: Monica Iagăr (ROM) • 2001: Vita Palamar (UKR) • 2003: Dóra Győrffy (HUN) • 2005: Anna Chicherova (RUS) • 2007: Marina Aitova (KAZ) • 2009: Ariane Friedrich (GER) • 2011: Brigetta Barrett (USA)
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Hungarian high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Hungary
- Harvard Crimson track and field athletes
- People from Budapest
- Hungarian athletics biography stubs
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