György Herczeg Explained

György Herczeg
Nationality:Hungarian
Sport:Athletics
Club:Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC)
Coach:Miklós Németh (2023-2024), György Herczeg Sr.
Event:Javelin
Birth Date:8 August 2004
Birth Place:Budapest
Pb:Javelin 800g: 84.98m (07.26.23)Javelin 700g: 80.44m (10.10.21)

György Herczeg (born 8 August 2004[1]) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. On July 8, 2023 he became national champion in the javelin.[2] On July 26, 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m in the Austria Open competition.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] [6]

Personal life

Herczeg was accepted to Corvinus University of Budapest, to study economics and finance-mathematical analysis from September 2023.[7]

Notes and References

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