Attila Horváth (discus thrower)
Hungarian discus thrower (1967–2020)
Attila Horváth (28 July 1967 – 13 November 2020) was a discus thrower from Hungary.
Biography
He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996). His personal best was 68.58 metres, thrown on 24 June 1994 in Budapest. He was a nine-time national champion in the men's discus event, including eight in a row (1990–1997).
Horváth was born in Kőszeg and died in Szombathely, of complications from COVID-19 on 13 November 2020, at age 53.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 58.04 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 8th | 62.08 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 65.32 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 62.82 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 63.60 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 65.72 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 10th | 62.28 m |
Awards
- Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1994
References
- ^ "Koronavírusban halt meg Horváth Attila világbajnoki bronzérmes diszkoszvető". 444.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-11-13. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
Sources
- IAAF Profile
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Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in men's discus throw
- 1903–04: Nándor Fóthy
- 1905: András Kozla
- 1906: Vikor Müller
- 1907: Károly Halmos
- 1908: György Luntzer
- 1909: Pál Antal
- 1910: Imre Mudin
- 1911: Károly Kobulszky
- 1912: György Luntzer
- 1913: Rezső Újlaky
- 1914: Károly Ambrózy
- 1915: György Luntzer
- 1916: Imre Mudin
- 1917: Béla Molnár
- 1918: Károly Ambrózy
- 1919: Károly Kobulszky
- 1920: Pál Bedő
- 1921: Károly Kobulszky
- 1922–24: Sándor Toldy
- 1925: Béla Molnár
- 1926–30: Kálmán Marvalits
- 1931: István Donogán
- 1932–34: József Remecz
- 1935: István Donogán
- 1936–37: Endre Madarász
- 1938–39: Jenő Kulitzy
- 1940–42: Vilmos Horváth
- 1943–44: Jenő Kulitzy
- 1945: József Sík
- 1946–47: Ferenc Klics
- 1948: Jenő Kulitzy
- 1949–54: Ferenc Klics
- 1955–56: József Szécsényi
- 1957: Ferenc Klics
- 1958–63: József Szécsényi
- 1964: Géza Fejér
- 1965: József Szécsényi
- 1966–67: Géza Fejér
- 1968–70: Ferenc Tégla
- 1971–73: Géza Fejér
- 1974: János Murányi
- 1975: Géza Fejér
- 1976–77: Ferenc Tégla
- 1978: János Faragó
- 1979: Géza Fejér
- 1980–81: Jenő Szegletess
- 1982–83: Ferenc Csiszár
- 1984: Ferenc Tégla
- 1985–86: Csaba Holló
- 1987: Attila Horváth
- 1988–89: József Ficsor
- 1990–97: Attila Horváth
- 1998: Róbert Fazekas
- 1999: Roland Varga
- 2000: Róbert Fazekas
- 2001: Zoltán Kővágó
- 2002–03: Róbert Fazekas
- 2004–05: Zoltán Kővágó
- 2006: Roland Varga
- 2007: Gábor Máté
- 2008–12: Zoltán Kővágó
- 2013: András Seres
- 2014–15: Zoltán Kővágó
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