Sport Centre
26-09-2007

Dóra Győrffy is in form again

Dóra Győrffy, the high-jumper of Debrecen Sport Service Ltd., who has been unbeaten at home for eleven years, was able to jump the level in that jumping gala in Győr which she would have liked to time for the world championships of Osaka.

The season of Dóra Győrffy unfortunately was not as successful as she would have liked – she told it to our paper.
- One of its very important causes was that my trainer, Attila Vona died in the middle of May. This tragic event broke my spirit very much and it deranged all of my plans – told the most successful high-jumper of the country. – I would have liked to jump world championships level at the beginning of summer because I was in a very good form in that period, but unfortunately the tragedy happenned then and my competitions were not very successful. Up to the national championships I only ”ran after” the level. The association took me out to Osaka on my results of last year and I hoped that a three-week time in August is enough for training. I had to improve physically and I had to correct my technical faults. Unfortunately in the world championships I was still really tired and I could jump only 188 cm. But in Győr I was able to do very well.

- What do you think the reason was that you were able to achieve 193 cm in Győr?

 - A little bit late, but it was the time when the work I did for the world championships yielded result. I jumped not only the 193 cm, but I was close to 196 cm which surprised even me. It was a badtiming, but it could not have been different as I had only three weeks to train for the world championships. During that time I had to do not only serious physical, but technical work as well. Afterwards I admit that it was not real that this three-week time would be enough. I would have needed  exactly the double of this time.    

- What other plans do you still have for this year?

- The outdoor season has already ended, next time I would like to enter for indoor competitions. I have to jump the Olympic level, the „A” norm is 195 cm, while the „B” norm is 192 cm. Unfortunately this competition in Győr was recorded as a free time event, therefore it was not qualified for level performing. I will have plenty of opportunities in indoor fields. If I can concentrate on only high-jump, then I will have the result.

- Beside professional sports you also do very serious scientific work as you teach at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at University of Debrecen, furthermore you research and publish as well. How can you do together the lot of trainings and your university activities?   

- It is not always a simple task to fulfil my commitments everywhere, but it is only my attention which divides. In time the two activities can be harmonized, it is only the change-over which is sometimes difficult both in motivation and in attention. Fortunately the school year is in autumn and in spring, the summer and winter exam terms coincide with competition season, thus I think it can be harmonized relating time and my situation is successful. Unfortunately I sometimes think of my professional work during trainings, but I think the Olympic Games as a motivation factor can solve this problem.

- We – in the name of Debrecen Sport Centre - wish you successful trainings and preparation and successful competing surpassing all expectations.