Áron Gádorfalvi (born 5 December 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian windsurfer, who specializes in Mistral and Neil Pryde RS:X classes.[1][2] He represented Hungary in all five editions of the Olympic Games since 1996, and has been training at Axon SE, Gradus SK, and Balatonfuredi Yacht Club in Balatonfured for most of his sporting career under personal coaches Lorand Utassy and László Ficsór.[1] As of September 2013, Gádorfalvi is ranked no. 48 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Hungary |
| Born | 5 December 1976 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Balatonfuredi Yacht Club[1] |
| Coach | Lorand Utassy Lázsló Ficsór[1] |
As an 18-year-old, Gádorfalvi made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he placed thirty-ninth in men's Mistral sailboard with a net score of 313 points.[3] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Gádorfalvi produced a stellar performance with a sterling grade of 177 to pick up a twenty-fourth spot in the same program.[4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Gadorfalvi finished twenty-second in men's Mistral with a net score of 192, trailing Thailand's Arun Homraruen by a scant, three-point gap.[5] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gadorfalvi delivered his best Olympic career result with a nineteenth-place effort and an overwhelming grade of 135 in the newly introduced RS:X class.[6][7]
Sixteen years after competing in his first Olympics, Gádorfalvi qualified for his fifth Hungarian team, as a 34-year-old, in the RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing twenty-eighth and receiving a berth from the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[8][9] Struggling to attain a higher position in the early stages, Gádorfalvi managed to claim two top ten positions throughout the opening rounds, but missed a chance to sail for the medal race with a twenty-fifth-place finish and a net score of 187 points.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Aron Gadorfalvi". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Áron Gádorfalvi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Sailing – Men's Mistral One Design Class" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 208. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Mistral One Design Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Men's Mistral Sailboard". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's RS:X". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Gádorfalvi 19, Detre 22, helyen zárt a szörfösöknél" [Gádorfalvi and Detre finished 19th and 22nd in windsurfing] (in Hungarian). Origo. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "London 2012 – Gádorfalvi Áron kvótát szerzett" [London 2012 – Áron Gádorfalvi earns quota] (in Hungarian). A Kiválasztott. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Vitorlázás, olimpiai kvalifikációs vb: Gádorfalvi és Berecz olimpiát érő helyen áll két futam után" [Sailing World Cup Series: Áron Gádorfalvi and Diána Detre are worthy at the Olympics after two races] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
edit- Áron Gádorfalvi at World Sailing
- Áron Gádorfalvi at Olympics.com
- Áron Gádorfalvi at Olympic.org (archived)
- Áron Gádorfalvi at Olympedia
- NBC 2012 Olympics Profile at archive.today (archived 10 September 2013)
