Laura Horvath

Laura Horvath
Personal information
Born (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationCrossFit Athlete
Height1.70 m (5.6 ft)[2]
Weight70 kg (150 lb)[2]
WebsiteLaura Horvath
Sport
SportCrossFit
Medal record
CrossFit Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Women
Silver medal – second place 2021 Women
Silver medal – second place 2018 Women
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Women
Rogue Invitational
Gold medal – first place 2022 Women
Gold medal – first place 2023 Women

Laura Horváth is a Hungarian professional CrossFit athlete. She won the 2023 CrossFit Games, earning the title "the fittest woman on earth". She has also won two silver medals in 2018 and 2021, and a bronze in 2022.

Horvath has a background in the sport of climbing, but later switched to CrossFit. She qualified for her first CrossFit Games in 2018, coming second at the Games and was named Rookie of the Year.[3] After two years outside the top 10, she again came second in 2021 and then third in 2022, before winning the title in 2023. She also competes in weightlifting, has the national record for clean and jerk,[4] and has won the national championship.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference progenex was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Laura Horvath". CrossFit Games. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ English, Nick (December 13, 2018). "Laura Horvath Is The 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games' Rookie Of The Year". BarBend.
  4. ^ Gellért Sóti Gellért, Sóti (12 March 2023). "Országos csúcsot ért el Horváth Laura, a Szegedi LSK emelője a szombati Savaria Kupán". Szeged 365 (in Hungarian).
  5. ^ Spin, Brian (November 19, 2023). "Laura Horvath Wins 2023 Hungary National Championship". The Barbell Spin.