_Bal%C3%A1zs_Baji.jpg) Baji in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35) Békéscsaba, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint hurdling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Békéscsabai AC (–2017) Bp. Honvéd (2018–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | János Medovarszki István Tomhauser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Balázs Baji (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒlaːʒ ˈbɒji]; born 9 June 1989) is a Hungarian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 metres hurdles and 110 metres hurdles.
Career
Among his best results in 110 metres hurdles are a seventh place from the 2008 World Junior Championships, a sixth place from the 2011 Summer Universiade and a silver medal from the 2011 European U23 Championships which he achieved with a new Hungarian U23 record.
For his performances he was named the best U23 male athlete in Hungary in 2011.
In his senior career, he has won the silver medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships.
Competition record
Personal bests
- As of 7 August 2017
| Event | Time (seconds) | Wind | Venue | Date |
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| 60 metres hurdles | 7.53 | – | Budapest, Hungary | 19 February 2017 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.15 | 0.3 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | 4 July 2017 |
Awards
- Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2016
References
- "Balázs Baji Biography". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- Sports-Reference profile
- "Men's 110m Hurdles". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 23 July 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Baji Balázs hatodik lett 110 gáton az Universiadén" [Balázs Baji finished sixth in 110 hurdles at the Universiade] (in Hungarian). Origo. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Hammer throwers Pars and Orban are Hungary's Athletes of the Year". European Athletics. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Balázs Baji Profile". All Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
- Balázs Baji at World Athletics
- Balázs Baji at Diamond League
- Balázs Baji at European Athletics (archive)
- Balázs Baji at Olympics.com
- Balázs Baji at Olympic.org (archived)
- Balázs Baji at Olympedia (archive)
- Balázs Baji at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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| Preceded byÁron Szilágyi | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 2017 |
Succeeded byShaolin Sándor Liu |
| World University Games champions in men's 110 metres hurdles | |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Hungarian male hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Hungary
- Sportspeople from Békéscsaba
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary
- Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Hungarian people
- 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
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