György Herczeg
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2004 Budapest | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Miklós Németh, György Herczeg | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Javelin 800g: 84.98m (07.26.23) Javelin 700g: 80.44m (10.10.21) | ||||||||||||||
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György Herczeg (born 8 August 2004) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. On July 8th 2023 he became national champion in the javelin.[1] On July 26th 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m in the Austria Open competition.[2]
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.[citation needed]
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.
