András Haklits

András Haklits (born 23 September 1977) is a Croatian hammer thrower. He represented Hungary until July 1998.[1]

He finished tenth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition he competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2005 and 2007 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final.

His personal best is 80.41 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta. He worked for Doyle Sports Management whilst living in Athens, Georgia, where he graduated in economics from the University of Georgia, and he now works for Babinyecz Management in Budapest.

Since 2009, Haklits has competed as a bobsledder. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 20th in the four-man event. His lone event outside the Winter Olympics was at Park City, Utah in November 2009 where he finished ninth in the four-man event.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Croatia
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 26th 73.28 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 29th 72.66 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany NM
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 21st 74.43 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 18th 73.26 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 18th 73.04 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 76.26 m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 7th 75.35 m

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