Lajos Kürthy

Lajos Kürthy

Lajos Kürthy in 2012
Personal information
Born	October 22, 1986
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Lajos Kürthy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkyrti]; born 22 October 1986) is a Hungarian shot putter. He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw. He later shifted to the shot put. His personal best is 20.32 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Pécs.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Hungary
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	10th	Shot put (5 kg)	18.40 m
			4th	Discus (1.5 kg)	59.69 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	18th (q)	Shot put (6 kg)	18.05 m
			12th	Discus (1.75 kg)	52.15 m
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	Shot put (6 kg)	19.65 m
			2nd	Discus (1.75 kg)	59.75 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	5th	Shot put	18.87 m
			9th	Discus	53.92 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	35th (q)	Shot put	17.56 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	22nd (q)	Shot put	19.64 m
2010	European Cup Winter Throwing	Arles, France	3rd	Shot put	20.07 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	18th (q)	Shot put	18.75 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (q)	Shot put	20.02 m
2012	World Indoor Championship	Istanbul, Turkey	14th (q)	Shot put	19.62 m
	European Athletics Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th (f)	Shot put	19.55 m

References

• Lajos Kürthy profile at IAAF