Heptathlonist Xenia Krizsán achieves her best Olympic performance ever at the Paris Games

Having taken her state exams in June, heptathlonist Xenia Krizsán participated in the Paris Olympics, finishing seventh in the women's individual competition, achieving her best Olympic performance ever.

Xénia Krizsán, a recent graduate of the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF), who has completed her bachelor's and master's degree in coaching, is now relaxing in the Villány wine region with her friends and family members after the Paris Olympics where she achieved her best Olympic result of her life.

There is a rumour that Xenia's seventh place could be a nice end to her wonderful sporting career, but she holds a different opinion.

Élete legjobb olimpiai szereplését tudhatja háta mögött a hétpróbázó Krizsán Xénia

"I don't know where people get the idea that I'm done with competitive sport. Yesterday I had an MRI scan, after which I will see if I can start the indoor season. This year, exceptionally, the World and European Indoor Championships will be both held, while next summer there will be the World Outdoor Championships in Tokyo, where I would like to improve my performance I achieved in Tokyo three years ago."

She modestly commented on her seventh place she achieved in Paris.

"At the Tokyo Olympics, I was competing with a sore ankle, so I could hardly train for the high jump, which was the main reason why I could not achieve a good result. In Paris, I was much more experienced and although I did not score very high, I was lucky to take the seventh place. The Dutch girl gave it up after the long jump event and let's not forget that there was a three-way tie for seventh place." 

With a Master's degree she received at TF, she has future plans.

"This is the highest level of professional coaching qualification that can be obtained in this country. As athletics has always been close to my heart, I will probably work in this sport. I would like to help the athletics coaches in my country, the truth is that there are not many of us."  

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