Barbara Petráhn (born 16 September 1978 in Sopron) is a Hungarian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres.

An 11 time Hungarian Athletics Championships winner in 400 metres, Petráhn matched the national record of the distance (51.50 seconds) in 2006, tying Ilona Pál's record set in 1980. She raced at two Olympics in this event in 2000 and 2008. In her first participation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Petráhn made it from the first round to the quarterfinals, where she came last in her heat and did not advance further. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she came only fourth in her first round heat thus did not manage to go to the quarterfinals.

Barbara Petráhn

Beside 400 metres, she also had successes in 200 metres, most notably winning 5 Hungarian Athletics Championships titles, including four in a row between 2007 and 2010.

Barbara Petráhn

Personal bests

As of 20 May 2012

Outdoor

Indoor

Awards

Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2007

References

External links

1978 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Sopron

Hungarian female sprinters

Olympic athletes for Hungary

Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic female sprinters

Female sprinters

Hungarian athletes

Barbara Petráhn