Miklós Németh (sportsman)
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Miklós Németh is a Hungarian
Olympic champion and former World Record holder in the javelin throw
. He is the son of Imre Németh
who won the Olympic gold in the hammer throw
at the 1948 Summer Olympics
.
Nemeth's winning effort at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
was also a World Record for the event. His mark of 94.58 meters came in the first round of throwing; completely demoralizing Nemeth's dazed competitors. Silver medalist Hannu Siitonen
of Finland could do no better than 87.92 - more than 6.5 meters (nearly 22 feet) behind Miklos Nemeth. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his achievement.
Nemeth's gold medal performance stood as the global standard in the javelin until 23 April 1980, when fellow Hungarian Ferenc Paragi launched the spear 96.72 meters.
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...
Olympic champion and former World Record holder in the javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
. He is the son of Imre Németh
Imre Németh
Imre Németh Imre Németh Imre Németh (September 23, 1917 in Kassa, then Hungary, today Košice (Slovakia, – August 18, 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the hammer throw....
who won the Olympic gold in the hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
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Nemeth's winning effort at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
was also a World Record for the event. His mark of 94.58 meters came in the first round of throwing; completely demoralizing Nemeth's dazed competitors. Silver medalist Hannu Siitonen
Hannu Siitonen
Hannu Juhani Siitonen is a former athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event.He competed for Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event.-References:...
of Finland could do no better than 87.92 - more than 6.5 meters (nearly 22 feet) behind Miklos Nemeth. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his achievement.
Nemeth's gold medal performance stood as the global standard in the javelin until 23 April 1980, when fellow Hungarian Ferenc Paragi launched the spear 96.72 meters.