Dalma Ružičić-Benedek

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek

Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Competitor for  Hungary
World Championships
	2003 Gainesville	K-2 1000 m
	2006 Szeged	K-1 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-1 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	2009 Dartmouth	K-4 500 m
	2010 Poznań	K-4 500 m
	2011 Szeged	K-4 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-1 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-2 500 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-4 500 m
	2009 Dartmouth	K-2 1000 m
European Championships
	2004 Poznań	K-2 500 m
	2006 Račice	K-1 500 m
	2006 Račice	K-1 1000 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K-2 500 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K-4 1000 m
	2008 Milan	K-1 1000 m
	2008 Milan	K-4 1000 m
	2005 Poznań	K-4 200 m
	2008 Milan	K-4 500 m
	2009 Brandenburg	K-4 500 m
	2010 Trasona	K-4 500 m
	2011 Belgrade	K-4 500 m
Competitor for  Serbia
World Championships
	2015 Milan	K-2 500 m
	2014 Moscow	K-1 1000 m
European Championships
	2013 Montemor-o-Velho	K-1 500 m
	2013 Montemor-o-Velho	K-1 1000 m
	2015 Račice	K-2 500 m
	2015 Račice	K-2 1000 m
European Games
	2015 Baku	K-2 500m

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek (Serbian Cyrillic: Далма Ружичић-Бенедек, born 21 February 1982 in Budapest)^[1] is a Hungarian-born Serbian^[2][3] sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. She won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (K-1 500 m: 2006, K-1 1000 m: 2006, K-2 1000 m: 2003, K-4 500 m: 2009, 2010, 2011; K-4 1000 m: 2007), three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 2007, K-4 500 m: 2007), and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 2009, K-4 500 m: 2005).

Career in Serbia

In late 2012, after failing to qualify for her third consecutive Olympic Games, Dalma Ružičić-Benedek decided to compete for Serbia, country of her husband, former canoer Dušan Ružičić who is also her personal coach.^[4] She made her debut for Serbia in the first stage of the 2013 World Cup in Szeged, when she won the gold medal in the K-1 500m. At the 2013 European Championship she won two gold medals at distances of 500m and 1000m.^[5] Ružičić-Benedek won her first World Championship medal for Serbia in 2014, bronze in K-1 1000m.^[6]

References

1. "Dalma Benedek Profile". Hungarian Canoe Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
2. Mađari nama uzeli Natašu, a mi njima Dalmu | Mondo
3. Blic Sport | Mađarska sedmostruka svetska šampionka ubuduće će veslati za Srbiju!
4. "Mađarska kajakašica zbog muža vesla za Srbiju!". Alo. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. "Dalma Benedek-Ružičić niže odličja, drugo zlato za Srbiju na EP u kajaku!". Blic. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
6. "I Dalmi Benedek-Ružičić bronza!". B92. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

External links

• Canoe09.ca profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.