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Hungarian athlete The native form of this personal name is Herczeg György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
György Herczeg
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 20)
Budapest
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin
ClubFerencvárosi Torna Club (FTC)
Coached byMiklós Németh (2023-2024), György Herczeg Sr.
Achievements and titles
Personal bestJavelin 800g: 84.98m (07.26.23) Javelin 700g: 80.44m (10.10.21)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Hungary
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jerusalem Javelin

György Herczeg (born 8 August 2004) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. On July 8, 2023 he became national champion in the javelin. On July 26, 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m in the Austria Open competition.

Career

Competing in Leichtathletikarena, Eisenstadt in Austria in July 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m to eclipse the previous best mark of 84.69m from 2011 by Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais. That month he also claimed the senior national javelin title in Budapest defeating Norbert Rivasz-Tóth. In August 2023, he was a gold medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.

Personal life

Herczeg was accepted to Corvinus University of Budapest, to study economics and finance-mathematical analysis from September 2023.

References

  1. "György HERCZEG | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  2. "Gyorgy Herczeg". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. Henderson, Jason (August 6, 2023). "Junior stars set to shine at Euro U20 Champs in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "Herczeg hurls javelin to European U20 record of 84.98m in Eisenstadt". European Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. "Max Dehning wins silver at the U20 European Championships". tsvbayer. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. "Max Dehning belohnt sich mit Speerwurf-Silber". Leichathletik.de. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. "Herczeg broke the national record in the javelin throw". ulloil29.hu. July 28, 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in men's javelin throw
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