Zsolt Németh (hammer thrower)
Appearance
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Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 November 1971 Szombathely, Hungary | (age 53)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 81.56 m (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zsolt Németh (born 9 November 1971 in Szombathely, Vas) is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. His personal best throw was 81.56 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Veszprém. He is the son of coach Pál Németh.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Hungary | ||||
1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 6th | 64.00 m |
1995 | World Student Games | Fukuoka, Japan | 6th | 74.12 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 22nd | 73.68 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 26th | 71.80 m |
1999 | World Student Games | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | 80.40 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 79.05 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 25th | 73.95 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 78.67 m |
Awards
[edit]- Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1999
References
[edit]- ^ "Renowned Hammer Throw coach Pal Nemeth passes away". IAAF.org. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zsolt Németh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Zsolt Németh at World Athletics
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Hungarian male hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Hungary
- Sportspeople from Szombathely
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary
- 20th-century Hungarian people
- 21st-century Hungarian people
- Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
- Hungarian athletics biography stubs