Erika Huszár (born November 22, 1983, in

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) is a Hungarian

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. Huszár competed at the

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and

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for Hungary. In 2006, she finished second in her opening round race of the

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, advancing to the quarterfinals, where she finished fourth, failing to advance further. In the opening race of the

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, she finished second and advanced to the quarterfinals, where she finished third, not advancing further. In the

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, she finished second in her opening race, and second in her semifinal to advance to the A final, where she finished fourth, two seconds behind gold medalist Jin Sun-Yu and one second behind bronze medalist Wang Meng. In 2010, she was disqualified in the first round of the

, and finished third in the first round of the

, failing to advance in either. In the

, she finished third in the opening heat, then won her semifinal, but finished sixth in the A final, again around one second short of a medal. She was also a member of the Hungarian 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semifinals and second in the B Final, ending up fifth overall. As of 2013, Huszár's best finish at the

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, is 6th, in

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as part of the Hungarian 3000 metre relay team. Her best individual performance at a World Championships was also in 2009, when she came 8th in the 500 metres. She has also won a gold medal as a member of the Hungarian relay team at the 2009 European Championships. As of 2013, Huszár has one

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victory, which came as a member of the Hungarian relay team at

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in 2005–06. She also has a silver medal from the same event, in the 1500 metres. Her top World Cup ranking is 6th, in the overall in 2005–06.

World Cup Podiums

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huszar, Erika 1983 births Living people Hungarian female short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Hungary Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Jászberény FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Hungary Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen