Lajos Kürthy
Hungarian shot putter
Lajos Kürthy in 2012 | |
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Born | (1986-10-22) 22 October 1986 (age 37) |
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
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Country | Hungary |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Updated on 15 August 2012 |
Lajos Kürthy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkyrti]; born 22 October 1986) is a Hungarian shot putter. He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw. He later shifted to the shot put. His personal best is 20.32 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Pécs.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Hungary | |||||
2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 10th | Shot put (5 kg) | 18.40 m |
4th | Discus (1.5 kg) | 59.69 m | |||
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 18th (q) | Shot put (6 kg) | 18.05 m |
12th | Discus (1.75 kg) | 52.15 m | |||
2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.65 m |
2nd | Discus (1.75 kg) | 59.75 m | |||
2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | Shot put | 18.87 m |
9th | Discus | 53.92 m | |||
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 35th (q) | Shot put | 17.56 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | Shot put | 19.64 m |
2010 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Arles, France | 3rd | Shot put | 20.07 m |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 18th (q) | Shot put | 18.75 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th (q) | Shot put | 20.02 m | |
2012 | World Indoor Championship | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th (q) | Shot put | 19.62 m |
European Athletics Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (f) | Shot put | 19.55 m |
References
- Lajos Kürthy at World Athletics
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Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in men's shot put
- 1897: Pál Réthy
- 1898: László Pórteleki
- 1899–1901: Rezső Crettier
- 1902–05: András Kozla
- 1906: Mihály Dávid
- 1907: Kálmán Kirchoffer
- 1908–14: Imre Mudin
- 1915: Dezső Farkas
- 1916–17: Imre Mudin
- 1918–19: Teofil Morár
- 1920–21: Pál Bedő
- 1922: Károly Vállay
- 1923: László Eördögh
- 1924–25: Pál Bedő
- 1926–35: József Darányi
- 1936: István Horváth
- 1937: Zoltán Csányi
- 1938–39: József Darányi
- 1940–42: Ernő Németh
- 1943: Ernő Németvári
- 1944: Vilmos Horváth
- 1945–47: Ernő Németvári
- 1948: József Tóth
- 1949: Ernő Németvári
- 1950–52: Károly Lévai
- 1953: Ferenc Kövesdi
- 1954–55: János Mihályfi
- 1956–57: Ferenc Kövesdi
- 1958–60: Vilmos Varjú
- 1961–62: Zsigmond Nagy
- 1963–72: Vilmos Varjú
- 1973: János Faragó
- 1974: György Nagy
- 1975–77: János Faragó
- 1978–79: László Szabó
- 1980–82: István Kácsor
- 1983–84: László Szabó
- 1985: Zsigmond Ladányi
- 1986: László Szabó
- 1987: Zsigmond Ladányi
- 1988: László Szabó
- 1989–90: Jenő Kóczián
- 1991: József Ficsor
- 1992–97: Jenő Kóczián
- 1998: Attila Pintér
- 1999: Szilárd Kiss
- 2000: Zsolt Bíber
- 2001–02: Szilárd Kiss
- 2003–05: Zsolt Bíber
- 2006–13: Lajos Kürthy
- 2014–15: Tibor Rakovszky
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