Miklós Németh (javelin thrower)
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Representing  Hungary
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Montreal | Javelin |
| Universiade | ||
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1970 Torino | Javelin |
Miklós Németh (born 23 January 1946 in Budapest) is a Hungarian Olympic champion and former World Record holder in the javelin throw. He is the son of Imre Németh who won the Olympic gold in the hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Nemeth's winning effort at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was also a World Record for the event. His mark of 94.58 meters came in the first round of throwing; completely demoralizing Nemeth's dazed competitors. Silver medalist Hannu Siitonen of Finland could do no better than 87.92 - more than 6.5 meters (nearly 22 feet) behind Miklos Nemeth. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his achievement.
Nemeth's gold medal performance stood as the global standard in the javelin until 23 April 1980, when fellow Hungarian Ferenc Paragi launched the spear 96.72 meters.
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Hungarian javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Hungary
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)