Géjza Valent

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.

Géjza Valent
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
1983 Helsinki Discus

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

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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

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


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