Laura Horvath won the 2023 CrossFit Games, earning the title "the fittest woman on earth".
19 Facts About Laura Horvath
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Laura Horvath has won two silver medals in 2018 and 2021, and a bronze in 2022.
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Laura Horvath has won the national championship and she holds the national record for clean and jerk.
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Laura Horvath was born to Erno Laura Horvath and Emese Szollosi from Budapest, Hungary, both physical education teachers.
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Laura Horvath is the middle of three children, and has an elder brother Kristof, and a younger brother Botond.
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Laura Horvath played many sports when young but eventually settled on the sport of wall climbing.
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Laura Horvath was introduced to CrossFit by her brother Kristof in 2014, and initially used it to complement her training, but later became more involved in the sport.
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Laura Horvath was initially involved in the sport of climbing, and has won national titles.
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Laura Horvath was introduced to CrossFit in 2014 by her brother Kristof, and competed in her first CrossFit competition in 2015 at the Central European Throwdown where she managed to finish fourth.
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Laura Horvath competed in her first Open in 2015 a month later but finished only 25th in Hungary.
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In 2018, Laura Horvath became the first Hungarian woman to reach the CrossFit Games.
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Laura Horvath started well on the first day of the Games, and finished top of the leaderboard at the end of the first day.
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Laura Horvath won her first ever event, The Battleground, in the second day.
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At the Dubai Crossfit Championship held in December 2018, Laura Horvath had to withdraw due to a back injury despite being the favorite to win.
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At the 2021 CrossFit Games, Laura Horvath returned to the podium, again coming second behind Tia-Clair Toomey.
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At the 2022 CrossFit Games, Laura Horvath started poorly, but managed to climb back up the leaderboard with wins and good placements in the final two days, eventually finishing third behind Tia-Clair Toomey and Mal O'Brien.
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At the 2023 CrossFit Games, Laura Horvath trailed Emma Lawson for large part of the Games, but managed three consecutive wins in the last four events to capture her first title at the Games.
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Later in the year at the 2024 Rogue Invitational, Laura Horvath won 4 events in a row, but failed to beat Tia-Clair Toomey for the title and came second.
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Laura Horvath competed at 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain.