Tamás Margl

The native form of this personal name is Margl Tamás. This article uses the Western name order.

Tamás Margl (born 18 June 1976) is a retired Hungarian sportsperson who competed in long jump and later bobsleigh. He has competed at both Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

He was born in Budapest, and represented the sports club Tatabányai SC.[1] He became Hungarian long jump champion in 2001 and 2004,[2] and indoor champion in 2000 and 2001.[3] His personal best jump was 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tatabánya.[4] He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[4]

Margl later competed in the four-man bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1] He stands 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and during his career he weighed 84 kilograms (185 lb).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tamás Margl". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hungarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Hungarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  4. 1 2 Tamás Margl profile at IAAF. Retrieved on 7 February 2009.


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