Zsófia Konkoly wins Hungary’s first gold at Paris Paralympics! – PHOTOS

Konkoly won gold in women’s 400m freestyle in the S9 category. Her time was 4:39:78, while the World record is 4:23:81 set by Du Toit Natalie from South Africa. Congratulations!

Today, Konkoly won Hungary’s first Paralympic gold medal at the Paris Summer Paralympics in women’s 400m freestyle.

Lakeisha Patterson from Australia received the silver medal, while Vittoria Bianco from Italy won the bronze.

Photo: MTI

The Paris Paralympic Games started on Wednesday. The competition was held in the Paris La Défense Arena, Forbes wrote.

Photo: MTI

The 22-year-old athlete competed in the S9 category. She first represented Hungary at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 100-metre butterfly S9 event. She was only 14 years old then. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle S9 event. She won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, held in Madeira.

Following her bronze in 2016, she received the Hungarian Bronze Cross of Merit.

Zsófia Konkoly is an outstanding talent

The student of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Pécs won the gold medal at the World Para Swimming Championships in women’s 200-metre individual medley in the SM9 category and defended her world champion title in Manchester in 2023, pte.hu wrote.

“I have a sporty family, my mum played handball, my dad played soccer. When my brother went swimming, I wanted to go too. I came into contact with the world of swimming when I was six years old, my brother had asthma, and they suggested swimming to him. Once, I went to one of his training sessions, where I discovered that those who are good get a balloon from the coach. I also wanted to get it, so I started swimming. Later on, I loved it, and it became an important part of my life. Since then, they haven’t been able to get me out of the pool”, she told glamour.hu in 2023.

The Paris Paralympics will end on 8 September.

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