Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Competed in Olympic Games (non-medal events) |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Tara Elizabeth•Laszlo (-Navarro) |
Used name | Tara•Laszlo |
Nick/petnames | T, Tara Beth, Pebbles |
Born | 30 October 1971 in Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA) |
Measurements | 157 cm / 58 kg |
Affiliations | Midway SC, Saint Paul (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Tara Laszlo was mostly a sprinter, who started out in short-track, and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in the short-track demonstration events. She had only a brief World Cup career, skating for parts of the 1986-87, 1987-88, and 1991-92 seasons. Laszlo started out internationally in long-track at the 1989-91 World Junior Championships, placing fifth all-around in 1990, and third that year in the 3,000. She also competed at the 1989 World Sprint Championships and the 1992 World Championships, in addition to her 1992 Winter Olympic appearance,
Personal Bests: 500 – 41.17 (1989); 1000 – 1:23.44 (1992); 1500 – 2:09.46 (1991); 3000 – 4:39.66 (1992); 5000 – 8:15.00 (1992).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1988 Winter Olympics | Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) | USA | Tara Laszlo | |||
500 metres, Women (Olympic (non-medal)) | 12 | |||||
1,000 metres, Women (Olympic (non-medal)) | 24 | |||||
1,500 metres, Women (Olympic (non-medal)) | 28 | |||||
3,000 metres Relay, Women (Olympic (non-medal)) | United States | 5 | ||||
3,000 m, Women (Olympic (non-medal)) | 26 | |||||
1992 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | USA | Tara Laszlo | |||
1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 27 | |||||
5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 23 |