Géjza Valent

Géjza Valent
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Czechoslovakia
World Championships

Géjza Valent (born October 3, 1953 in Prague) is a retired male discus thrower from Czechoslovakia, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships. He set a personal best throw of 69.70 metres on August 26, 1984 at a meet in Nitra. Today, he continues to compete in veterans championships.

His father, Géjza Valent, Sr., was also a discus thrower and was a medallist at the 1954 World Student Games.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Czechoslovakia
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	66.08 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	5th	65.00 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	9th	61.98 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	65.80 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	9th	60.30 m

References

^ World Student Games (UIE). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.

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[1] World Student Games (UIE). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.

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