Attila Horváth (discus thrower)

The native form of this personal name is Horváth Attila. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Attila Horváth (born 28 July 1967 in Szombathely) is a retired male discus thrower from Hungary, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996). His personal best is 68.58 metres, thrown on 24 June 1994 in Budapest. 1985 in Cottbus (GDR) Junior European Championships he won Gold medal with new competition rekord 60.02 metres /former: 58.16 metres W. Schmidt/. 1986 in Athens World Junior Championships 58.08 metres 5th place, he was not content with the results. 1990 in Split European Championships 62.08 metres 8th place, he was not happy. 1991 in Tokyo World Championships 65.32 metres Bronze medal. 1991 he was 3rd in the Grand Prix series. 1992 in Barcelona Olympic Games 62.82 metres 5th place. 1994 he threw new Hungarian rekord 68.58 metres in Budapest. He held the Hungarian Rekord 8 years. 1994 Good Will Games he won Bronze medal. 1994 in Helsinki European Championships 63.60 metres 5th place. 1994 he had 1st place on the World Ranking List of Discusthrow 68.58 metres. 1995 in Göteborg World Championships 65.72 metres 4th place. 1995 he was 6th in the Grand Prix series. 1996 in Atlanta Olympic Games 62.28 metres 10th place. He is a nine-time national champion in the men's discus event, including eight in a row (1990–1997).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Hungary
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	58.04 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	62.08 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	65.32 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	62.82 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	63.60 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	65.72 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	10th	62.28 m

Awards

• Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1994

References

• IAAF Profile
• Identity Card /Authority:KEK KH/