Katinka Hosszú Height, Weight, Age, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Katinka Hosszú
Nickname	"Iron Lady"
Profession	Hungarian competitive swimmer
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 172 cm in meters- 1.72 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weight	in Kilograms- 56 kg in Pounds- 123 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	32-24-34
Eye Colour	Hazel
Hair Colour	Blonde
Swimming
International Debut	In the 2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Coach/Mentor	Shane Tusup (her husband)
Records (main ones)	• She holds 2/3rd of the Hungarian National records. • Set world records in 400m IM, 200m IM and 100m IM at the 2013 World Cup. • In 2014, she broke the short course world record in the 400m, 200m and 100m individual medley and in 200m and 100 m individual backstroke. • In 2016, she shattered world records in the women's 400m individual medley with her gold-medal performance at the Rio Olympics.
Strokes	Freestyle, medley, backstroke, butterfly
Club	Vasas SC
Career Turning Point	When she became World Champion at the 2009 World Championships in 400m medley.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 May 1989
Age (as in 2016)	27 Years
Birth Place	Pécs, Hungary
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Hungarian
Hometown	Pécs, Hungary
School	Not Known
College	University of Southern California, United States
Educational Qualifications	Studied Psychology at the University of Southern California, United States
Family	Father- Hosszú István Mother- Bakos Barbara Brothers- Hosszú Gergely and Hosszú Ádám Sister- N/A
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity	Hungarian
Hobbies	Playing Basketball, Reading
Favorite Things
Favorite Swimmer	Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungarian Swimmer)
Boys, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Affairs/Boyfriend	Not Known
Husband	Shane Tusup, Hungarian Swimmer & Coach (married 2013)
Children	Daughter- N/A Son- N/A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Katinka Hosszú

• Does Katinka Hosszú smoke?: Not Known

• Does Katinka Hosszú drink alcohol?: Not Known

• She started swimming at the age of 5 in Hungary.

• Her father, Istvan Hosszu, was a Hungarian Basketball player and played for the National Basketball Team of Hungary.

• Her two older brothers are also professional Basketball players in Hungary.

• She announced in September 2014 that she was writing a book- Hungary’s Iron Lady.

• She is the first Hungarian Woman who has won 5 World Championships.

• She specializes in individual medley events.

• She is a 2-time Olympic champion and holds world records in 400 m individual medley, 200 m individual medley, 100 m individual medley, 200 m backstroke and 100 m backstroke.

• She runs Toos Sports Agency (TSA) which is an International Sports agency and Management Company.

• She has competed at the 4 Olympics- 2004, 2008, 2012 & 2016.