Ilona Bruzsenyák

Ilona Bruzsenyák (born 14 September 1950) is a Hungarian former track and field athlete who competed in the women's pentathlon, long jump and 100 metres hurdles. She was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 1974 European Athletics Championships. Bruzsenyák represented her nation at the Summer Olympics in 1972 and 1976, competing in both long jump and pentathlon. She was a ten-time national champion at the Hungarian Athletics Championships.

Career Born in Pócsmegyer in Hungary's Pest County, she joined the Debreceni Egyetem athletics club in Debrecen before moving to Budapest and training with Újpesti TE. Her first national title came at the Hungarian Athletics Championships in 1971, where she won the women's pentathlon in a meet record of 4897 points, succeeding Margit Papp to the crown.

She was a double national champion in 1972, winning in both pentathlon and 100 metres hurdles. She also topped the podium at the pentathlon semi-final of the European Combined Events Cup.

The peak of her career came in the 1974 season. She started with an indoor national double in the 60 m hurdles and 60 metres sprint. For her achievements she was chosen as the Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year.

Bruzsenyák did not compete in major international competition in 1975, but took national indoor titles in the hurdles and long jump that year. 100 metres hurdles: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 Long jump: 1974 Women's pentathlon: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Hungarian Indoor Athletics Championships 60 metres: 1974 60 metres hurdles: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Long jump: 1975

International competitions

Personal bests 100 metres hurdles: 13.1 seconds (1974) 60 metres hurdles: 8.32 seconds (1973) Long jump: (1974) Women's pentathlon (1971 scoring): 4897 pts (1971) Women's pentathlon (post-1971 scoring): 4617 pts (1973)