Imre Németh

Imre Németh
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Hammer throw
Imre Németh

Imre Németh (23 September 1917 in Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia) – 18 August 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian hammer thrower.

He won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. He returned four years later to defend his title at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland but failed, only managing to finish third for the bronze medal.[1]

Németh broke the world record on three occasions. On 14 July 1948 he threw 59.02 metres, beating Erwin Blask's official record from 1938 by two centimetres.[2] (However, this was still inferior to Pat O'Callaghan's unratified record of 59.56, dating back to 1937.)[3] On 4 September 1949 Németh improved the world mark to 59.57, beating both the official and the unofficial record.[2] Finally, on 19 May 1950 Németh threw 59.88 m in Budapest.[2]

Németh's son, javelin thrower Miklós Németh, also won an Olympic gold medal.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Imre Németh Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Butler, Mark; IAAF Media & Public Relations Department (2011), IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, International Association of Athletics Federations
  3. ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.


Records
Preceded by Men's Hammer World Record Holder
14 July 1948 – 24 July 1952 		Succeeded by