Lajos Kürthy

The native form of this personal name is Kürthy Lajos. This article uses the Western name order.
Lajos Kürthy

Lajos Kürthy in 2012
Personal information
Born (1986-10-22) October 22, 1986
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country  Hungary
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 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

References

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