Bence Pásztor

Bence Pásztor
Personal information
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

HT (7.3 kg): 64.92 m (Szekszárd 2011)
HT (6 kg): 77.02 m (Veszprém 2012)

HT (5 kg): 84.41 m (Trabzon 2011) WYB
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Hungary
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona Hammer throw
2014 Oregon Hammer throw
World Youth Championships
2011 Lille Hammer throw

Bence Pásztor (born 5 February 1995) is a Hungarian hammer thrower.

He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, establishing a new championship record.[1] Only days later, at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, he set a new World Youth Best with a throw of 84.41 m (276 ft 11 in).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Hungary
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 1st Hammer throw (5 kg) 82.60 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 1st Hammer throw (5 kg) 84.41 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd Hammer throw (6 kg) 76.74 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd Hammer throw (6 kg) 77.35 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Hammer throw (6 kg) 79.99 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd Hammer throw 74.06 m
World Championships Beijing, China 28th (q) Hammer throw 71.14 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 17th (q) Hammer throw 71.20 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd Hammer throw 71.51 m

References

  1. ↑ Miller wins 400m, Pásztor breaks record, Veale makes history for Ireland | Athletics Weekly - the best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport Archived September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


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