Laslo Babits

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Laslo Babits (born April 17, 1958 in Oliver, British Columbia, died June 12, 2013) was a male javelin thrower from Canada.^[1] He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 8th place. He set his personal best (86.90 metres) in 1984.

Achievements

Representing Canada
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	2nd	84.88 m^[2]
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	81.40 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th	74.16 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	8th	80.68 m

References

↑ "R.I.P. ~ Laslo Babits". oliver daily news. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics (Men)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

Laslo Babits profile at IAAF
sports-reference

v t e Pan American Champions in Men's Javelin Throw

1951: Ricardo Héber (ARG) 1955: Franklin Held (USA) 1959: Buster Quist (USA) 1963: Dan Studney (USA) 1967: Frank Covelli (USA) 1971: Cary Feldmann (USA) 1975: Sam Colson (USA) 1979: Duncan Atwood (USA) 1983: Laslo Babits (CAN) 1987: Duncan Atwood (USA) 1991: Ramón González (CUB) 1995 – 2003: Emeterio González (CUB) 2007 – 2011: Guillermo Martínez (CUB)

Persondata
Name	Babits, Laslo
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian javelin thrower
Date of birth	April 17, 1958
Place of birth	Oliver, British Columbia
Date of death	June 12, 2013
Place of death

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