Lajos Kürthy

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Lajos Kürthy
Lajos Kürthy in 2012
Personal information
Born (1986-10-22) 22 October 1986 (age 37)
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Lajos Kürthy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkyrti]; born 22 October 1986) is a Hungarian shot putter. He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw. He later shifted to the shot put. His personal best is 20.32 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Pécs.

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Hungary
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 10th Shot put (5 kg) 18.40 m
4th Discus (1.5 kg) 59.69 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 18th (q) Shot put (6 kg) 18.05 m
12th Discus (1.75 kg) 52.15 m
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd Shot put (6 kg) 19.65 m
2nd Discus (1.75 kg) 59.75 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th Shot put 18.87 m
9th Discus 53.92 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 35th (q) Shot put 17.56 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd (q) Shot put 19.64 m
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 3rd Shot put 20.07 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 18th (q) Shot put 18.75 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (q) Shot put 20.02 m
2012 World Indoor Championship Istanbul, Turkey 14th (q) Shot put 19.62 m
European Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (f) Shot put 19.55 m

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