Csaba Almási
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Csaba Almási is a retired Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er.

He was born in Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

. He finished fifteenth at the 1989 European Indoor Championships
1989 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 20th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1989.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...

 and twelfth at the 1989 World Indoor Championships
1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
This page lists the results from the men's long jump event at the 1989 World Indoor Championships.-Medallists:-Final:-Qualification:...

. He also competed at the 1991 World Indoor Championships
1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event...

, the 1991 World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday August 30, 1991.-Medalists:...

, the 1992 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 53 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...

 and the 1994 European Championships
1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1994....

without reaching the final. He became Hungarian long jump champion in 1989, 1991 and 1992. He also became indoor champion in 1991 and 1992.

His personal best jump was 8.14 metres, achieved in August 1989 in West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...

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Csaba Almási stands tall, and during his active career he weighed 68 kilograms (149.9 lb).
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