György Herczeg
György Herczeg (born 8 August 2004) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. In July 2023 he became national champion in the javelin.[1] In 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m.[2]
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 84.98m (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Competing 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.[3] That month he also claimed the senior national javelin title in Budapest defeating Norbert Rivasz-Tóth.
Personal life
Herczeg was accepted to Corvinus University of Budapest, to study economics and finance-mathematical analysis from September 2023.[4]
References
- "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.
- "Herczeg broke the national record in the javelin throw". ulloil29.hu. July 28, 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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