Géjza Valent
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 3 October 1953
Died | 6 October 2024 | (aged 71)
Medal record | ||
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
World Championships | ||
1983 Helsinki | Discus |
Géjza Valent (3 October 1953 – 6 October 2024) was a discus thrower from Czechoslovakia, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships. He set a personal best throw of 69.70 metres on 26 August 1984 at a meet in Nitra. He subsequently competed in veterans championships.
Gejza Valent was born on 3 October 1953 in Prague. He died on 6 October 2024, at the age of 71.[1]
His father, Géjza Valent, Sr. (1929–2010), was also a discus thrower and was a medallist at the 1954 World Student Games.[2]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Czechoslovakia | ||||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 66.08 m |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 5th | 65.00 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | 61.98 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 65.80 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 60.30 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "Zemřel Gejza Valent, člen zlaté generace československých atletů - Sport.cz". www.sport.cz (in Czech). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ World Student Games (UIE). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 9 December 2014.
External links
[edit]- sports-reference
- Géjza Valent at World Athletics
- Géjza Valent at Olympics.com
- Géjza Valent at Olympedia
- Géjza Valent at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
Categories:
- 1953 births
- 2024 deaths
- Czech male discus throwers
- Czechoslovak male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia
- Athletes from Prague
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia
- Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
- Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners
- Czech athletics biography stubs
- Slovak athletics biography stubs