Gábor Máté (athlete) explained

Gábor Máté (born 9 February 1979) is a Hungarian discus thrower. He currently resides in Mobile, Alabama, United States.

His personal best throw is 66.54 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Walnut.

Competing for the Auburn Tigers track and field program, he won an NCAA title and set an NCAA record in the discus.[1]

Competition record

Representing
1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia19th (q)Discus46.52 m
1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France3rdDiscus56.96 m
1999Palma, Spain12thDiscus55.59 m
European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thDiscus61.26 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia23rd (q)Discus60.86 m
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands16th (q)Shot put17.24 m
3rdDiscus59.45 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, FranceDiscusNM
2004Athens, Greece11thDiscus57.84 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland26th (q)Discus58.97 m
İzmir, Turkeybgcolor=cc9966 align="center" 3rdDiscus61.91 m
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12thDiscus57.35 m
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan5thDiscus64.71 m
2008Beijing, PR China13th (q)Discus62.44 m

Notes and References

  1. News: Auburn's Mate Breaks Own Discus Record . 2024-05-16 . Midland Reporter-Telegram . en.