Lajos Kürthy
![]() Lajos Kürthy in 2012 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 22 October 1986 |
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
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