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Hungarian hammer thrower
Éva Orbán
Full name Éva Orbán Nationality Hungarian Born (1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39) Pápa , Hungary Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Sport Hammer throw Personal best 73.44 m
Éva Orbán (born 29 November 1984 in Pápa )[1] is a Hungarian hammer thrower . She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen , with that she won the silver medal of the event.[2]
Representing the USC Trojans track and field team, Orbán won the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw.[3]
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Hungary 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston , Jamaica — NM 2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 6th 62.33 m 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th (q) 65.76 m 2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt , Germany 11th 57.26 m World Championships Helsinki, Finland 21st (q) 64.26 m 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 25th (q) 62.55 m 2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 12th 60.19 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , PR China 34th (q) 65.41 m 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (q) 69.39 m 2010 European Championships Barcelona , Spain 12th 64.99 m 2011 Universiade Shenzhen , China 2nd 71.33 m World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (q) 68.89 m 2012 European Championships Helsinki , Finland 7th 67.92 m Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 17th (q) 68.64 m 2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 72.70 m 2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland – NM 2015 World Championships Beijing, China 28th (q) 64.57 m 2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 18th (q) 65.86 m 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 28th (q) 59.16 m
Awards Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2012, 2013 References