Attila Molnár (born 17 January 2002) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. He set a new Hungarian national record over 400 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[1]
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400m: 44.84 (Budapest, 2023) NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMolnar runs for Ferencvaros,[2] he was part of the Hungarian 4x400m relay team at the 2022 European Athletics Championships. Along with Tamás Máté, Dániel Huller, and Zoltán Wahl, he was part of the 4x400m indoor relay team that broke a 23-year-old national record, running 3:08.58 in February 2023.[3]
He set a new Hungarian national record over 400 metres when he ran 44.98 seconds in Limassol in May 2023.[4] He matched this time in July 2023, at the István Memorial in Gyulai.[5] Molnar competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and lowered his national record in the 400 metres to 44.84 to qualify for the semi-final.[6][7]
In January 2024, he set a new Hungarian indoor 400 metres record, running 46.22 seconds in Nyíregyháza.[8] Selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, he reached the final of the men's 400 meters with a new national indoor record time of 46.08. In the final he finished in fifth place overall.[9] He ran as part of the Hungarian Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]
In June 2024, he qualified for the final of the 2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres in Rome.[11] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.[12]
References
edit- ^ Attila Molnár at World Athletics
- ^ "LET'S SEE WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF OUR COUNTRY'S ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS!". Civilek.info. August 19, 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "The superheroes showed their superpowers already at season start". World Athletics. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Attila Molnár already longed for the Hungarian top in 400 m". utanpotlassport.hu. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Results for the Gyulai Istvan Memorial 2023". Watch Athletics. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m heat to qualify for semi-finals at World Athletics Championships 2023". Olympics.com. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Van Der Weken dashes to a national 60m record and world lead of 7.09 at home in Luxembourg". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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