Gabriella Verrasztó
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | 25 October 1961 Budapest, Hungary |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Gabriella Verrasztó (born 25 October 1961) is a Hungarian former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Gabriella is a 13 time Hungarian champion swimmer and is part of the national swimmers hall of fame in Hungary.
She started swimming at a young age alongside her brother Zoltán Verrasztó who became an Olympic medalist.
Her competitive swimming career ended at the age of 18 after she contracted brain fever from a virus during a training camp in Spain. She later recovered from the disease.
Gabriella studied at the University of Physical Education of Hungary and graduated in Sports Science and started a career as a swimming coach.
In 1984 she married Hungarian actor and theatre manager Zoltán Zubornyák. Their daughter Barbara was born in 1987.
In 1996 Gabriella got involved in Triathlon and became a successful coach and leader of the National Youth Programme for the sport for many years.
In recent years Gabriella has been coaching swimmers alongside her brother as well as becoming a Pentathlon coach.
Gabriella is also aunt of Evelyn Verrasztó and Dàvid Verrasztó.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabriella Verrasztó Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.