Zoltán Fábián is a retired male hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

er from Hungary

Hungary

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. His personal best throw is 78.20 metres, achieved in June 1998 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

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He competed at the 1994 European Championships

1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer

These are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...

and the 1997 World Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer

These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997.-Medalists:-Schedule:...

, but without reaching the final. He never became national champion; the competition from Tibor Gécsek

Tibor Gécsek

Tibor Gécsek is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenian descent....

, Balázs Kiss

Balázs Kiss

Balázs Kiss is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit.-Early career:Kiss...

, Adrián Annus

Adrián Annus

Adrián Annus is a Hungarian hammer thrower, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens for a doping violation in a highly publicized scandal...

 and Zsolt Németh

Zsolt Németh

Zsolt Németh 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.-Achievements:-References:*...

 was too strong, but he did win a bronze medal in 1994.

Achievements

Representing
1994	European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer These are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...	Helsinki, Finland	17th	72.80 m
1995 1995 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1995 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the men's final was held on Sunday August 6, 1995.-Records:-1995 World Year...	World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995...	Gothenburg, Sweden	24th	71.06 m
1997 1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 3, 1997.-Records:-1997...	World Championships	Athens, Greece	24th	72.12 m