Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Ujpesti TE: Budapest, HUN |
| Why this sport? |
Her parents introduced her to the sport. |
| Name of coach |
Bela Somogyi [personal], HUN |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age nine. |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Dana (rio2016.com, 09 Dec 2014) |
| Awards and honours |
She was named 2019 Hungarian Female Kayaker of the Year. She also won the award on five occasions between 2011 and 2018. (kajakkenusport.hu, 10 Dec 2019; origo.hu, 18 Dec 2018; nemzetisport.hu, 10 Dec 2014)
She received the 2016 Best Female Canoe Sprint Olympian Award at the World Paddle Awards. (canoe-europe.org, 24 Feb 2017)
In 2012 she was named an honorary citizen of Budapest, Hungary. (biotechusashop.hu, 01 Jan 2013)
In 2012 she received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary. (biotechusashop.hu, 01 Jan 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Hungarian, Polish |
| Higher education |
Horticulture - Corvinus University of Budapest: Hungary |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She competed with a back injury at the 2019 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. (origo.hu, 26 Aug 2019) |
| Famous relatives |
Her husband Bela Somogyi has coached kayaking in Hungary. (origo.hu, 22 Aug 2019) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (origo.hu, 28 Mar 2019) |
| Other information |
MOTHERHOOD
In 2017 she took a break from sport to give birth to her daughter Zora. She returned to competition in June 2018 at the European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. "As a mother, there are difficult times, but you get used to it. I get a lot of help from my husband and the two grandmothers. We also try to find the right balance between sport and parenting. As long as I enjoy it, as long as I am successful, and as long as we can work together as a family, there is a future for this. Of course, it's a bit difficult because besides training, you have to be a mum and do a bit of harder work. But that's what motherhood means." (origo.hu, 28 Mar 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Husband Bela Somogyi, daughter Zora [2017] |
Tokyo
Rio de Janeiro
London
Beijing
Copenhagen
Szeged
Montemor-o-Velho
Milan
Moscow
Duisburg
Poznan
Overall
Belgrade
Zagreb
Trasona
Minsk
Baku
Schinias