Dalma Ružičić-Benedek

The native form of this personal name is Benedek Dalma. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek (Serbian Cyrillic: Далма Ружичић-Бенедек, born 21 February 1982) is a Hungarian-born Serbian sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. She won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds, three silvers and two bronzes.

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek

Ružičić-Benedek at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	21 February 1982 (1982-02-21) (age 42) Budapest, Hungary
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Mohak KK, Belgrade
Medal record Representing 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 Representing 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 2016 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2015 Račice K-2 500 m 2015 Račice K-2 1000 m European Games 2015 Baku K-2 500m

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. 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. Ružičić-Benedek won her first World Championship medal for Serbia in 2014, bronze in K-1 1000m.

References

• "Canoe09.ca profile". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links

• Dalma Ruzicic Benedek at the International Canoe Federation
• Dalma Ruzicic Benedek at Olympics.com
• Dalma Ružičić-Benedek at Olympedia
• Dalma Ružičić Benedek at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (former profile) (in Serbian)