György Herczeg (born 8 August 2004[1]) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. On July 8, 2023 he became national champion in the javelin.[2] On July 26, 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m in the Austria Open competition.[3]
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2004 Budapest | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Miklós Németh (2023-2024), György Herczeg Sr. | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Javelin 800g: 84.98m (07.26.23) Javelin 700g: 80.44m (10.10.21) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCompeting in Leichtathletikarena, Eisenstadt in Austria in July 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m to eclipse the previous best mark of 84.69m from 2011 by Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais.[4] That month he also claimed the senior national javelin title in Budapest defeating Norbert Rivasz-Tóth.[citation needed] In August 2023, he was a gold medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5][6]
Personal life
editHerczeg was accepted to Corvinus University of Budapest, to study economics and finance-mathematical analysis from September 2023.[7]
References
edit- ^ "György HERCZEG | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Gyorgy Herczeg". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (August 6, 2023). "Junior stars set to shine at Euro U20 Champs in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Herczeg hurls javelin to European U20 record of 84.98m in Eisenstadt". European Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Max Dehning wins silver at the U20 European Championships". tsvbayer. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Max Dehning belohnt sich mit Speerwurf-Silber". Leichathletik.de. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Herczeg broke the national record in the javelin throw". ulloil29.hu. July 28, 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.