Bence Halász

Bence Halász (born 4 August 1997) is a Hungarian

Bence Halász
athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[2] He won
the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and
also the bronze medal at the 2019 and the 2023 World
Championships. In addition, he won gold medals at the
2017 European U23 Championships and 2016 World
U20 Championships. In 2018 he won a bronze medal
at the European Championships in Berlin.

Halász in 2022
Personal information
Nationality Hungarian
Born 4 August 1997
Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
Club Dobó SE
Coached by Zsolt Németh
László Németh
Achievements and titles
Personal 80.92 m (265 ft 53⁄4 in) (Munich
best 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
His personal best in the event is 80.92 m set at the
2022 European Championships.[3] Early in his career,
he also competed in the discus throw. 2024 Paris Hammer throw
World Championships
2019 Doha Hammer throw
International competitions 2023 Budapest Hammer throw
European Championships
2022 Munich Hammer throw
2024 Rome Hammer throw
2018 Berlin Hammer throw

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes

Representing Hungary
Discus throw 57.83
8th
(1.5 kg) m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine
Hammer throw 74.90
7th
(5 kg) m
2013
Discus throw 61.13
1st
European Youth Summer Olympic (1.5 kg) m
Utrecht, Netherlands
Festival Hammer throw 74.63
1st
(5 kg) m

Discus throw 52.90

35th (q)
Eugene, United (1.75 kg) m
World Junior Championships
States Hammer throw 71.95
2014 14th (q)
(6 kg) m
Hammer throw 81.90
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 2nd
(5 kg) m

Discus throw 53.78

15th (q)
(1.75 kg) m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden
Hammer throw 79.60
1st
(6 kg) m
71.16
European Throwing Cup (U23) Arad, Romania 2nd Hammer throw
m

Discus throw 52.90

2016 35th (q)
(1.75 kg) m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland
Hammer throw 80.93
1st
(6 kg) m
71.51
European Throwing Cup (U23) Las Palmas, Spain 2nd Hammer throw
m

73.30
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Hammer throw
m
2017
London, United 74.45
World Championships 11th Hammer throw
Kingdom m
73.79
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 4th Hammer throw
m
 77.36
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Hammer throw
m
74.14
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd Hammer throw
m
2019
78.18
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Hammer throw
m

75.39
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 14th (q) Hammer throw
m
Eugene, United 80.15
World Championships 5th Hammer throw
States m
2022
80.92
European Championship Munich, Germany 2nd Hammer throw
m

80.82
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Hammer throw
m
80.49
European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Hammer throw
m
2024
79.97
Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd Hammer throw
m

References
1. EAA profile (http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=h/athlete=145726-halasz-ben
ce/index.html)
2. Bence Halász (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14424480) at World Athletics
3. "European Athletics Championships | Road to Munich | European Athletics" (https://www.eur
opean-athletics.com/competitions/european-athletics-championships/qualifying-system?disc
ipline=10229621&country=0).

External links
Bence Halász (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14424480) at World Athletics

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