Zsolt Németh
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Zsolt Németh is a retired male hammer throw
er from Hungary
. His personal best throw was 81.56 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Veszprém
. He is the son of coach Pál Németh
.
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
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. His personal best throw was 81.56 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Veszprém
Veszprém
Veszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:...
. He is the son of coach Pál Németh
Pál Németh
Pál Németh was a Hungarian sportsperson and later coach in hammer throwing.Born in Szentkirály, he was the son of athletics coach László Németh. During his own sporting career, Pál Németh played volleyball and basketball, both in the highest Hungarian league...
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Achievements
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| 1990 1990 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1990 in the hammer throw for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, FR Yugoslavia, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 31,... |
World Junior Championships 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com... |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 6th | 64.00 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 Student Games 1995 Summer Universiade The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.-Emblem:The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch... |
Fukuoka, Japan | 6th | 74.12 m |
| 1996 1996 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1996 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where the final was held on July 28, 1996.-Records:... |
Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , USA |
22nd | 73.68 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 1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations... |
Athens, Greece | 26th | 71.80 m |
| 1999 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1999 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 22, 1999... |
World Student Games 1999 Summer Universiade The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.-Medal table:-Sports at the 1999 Summer Universiade:* Athletics* Basketball* Diving* Fencing* Football* Gymnastics* Judo* Sailing... |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | 80.40 m |
| World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.... |
Seville, Spain | 2nd | 79.05 m | |
| 2000 2000 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2000 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday September 24, 2000... |
Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:... |
Sydney, Australia | 25th | 73.95 m |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 16th IAAF Grand Prix Final was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on October 5, 2000.-Men:- Women :-External links:*... |
Doha, Qatar | 4th | 78.67 m | |