Hungarian hammer thrower
Éva Orbán
Full name Éva Orbán Nationality Hungarian Born (1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39) Pápa , Hungary Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Sport Hammer throw Personal best 73.44 m
Éva Orbán (born 29 November 1984 in Pápa )[ 1] is a Hungarian hammer thrower . She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen , with that she won the silver medal of the event.[ 2]
Representing the USC Trojans track and field team, Orbán won the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw.[ 3]
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Hungary
2002
World Junior Championships
Kingston , Jamaica
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NM
2003
European Junior Championships
Tampere, Finland
6th
62.33 m
2004
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
24th (q)
65.76 m
2005
European U23 Championships
Erfurt , Germany
11th
57.26 m
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
21st (q)
64.26 m
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
25th (q)
62.55 m
2007
Universiade
Bangkok, Thailand
12th
60.19 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , PR China
34th (q)
65.41 m
2009
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
14th (q)
69.39 m
2010
European Championships
Barcelona , Spain
12th
64.99 m
2011
Universiade
Shenzhen , China
2nd
71.33 m
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
13th (q)
68.89 m
2012
European Championships
Helsinki , Finland
7th
67.92 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
17th (q)
68.64 m
2013
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
8th
72.70 m
2014
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
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NM
2015
World Championships
Beijing, China
28th (q)
64.57 m
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
18th (q)
65.86 m
2018
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
28th (q)
59.16 m
Awards
Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
References