Katalin Nagy

Katalin Nagy is an ultramarathon runner, born in Eger, Hungary, in 1979, and a member of the USA National 24 hour Ultramarathon Team. She first appeared on the ultramarathon scene in 2012, finishing on the podium at the Croom Zoom 50 km and winning the 50 mile event at the Keys 100 Ultramarathons in Florida. In April 2015 she became the first American female runner to win the IAU 24 Hour World Championship, in Turin, and she led the US women team to its third straight world title with 720.046 kilometres. She won Ultrabalaton, a 212 kilometre run around Lake Balaton, in 2013, the South Carolina 24 Hour Race and the Keys 100 mile in 2014, and the Spartathlon in a record 25:07:12.