Hungarian shot putter
Lajos Kürthy
Lajos Kürthy in 2012
Born (1986-10-22 ) 22 October 1986 (age 38) Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 118 kg (260 lb) Country Hungary Sport Athletics Event Shot 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
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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