Kalman Konya
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Kalman Konya 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...

-West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

ter.

He won the bronze medal at the 1989 Summer Universiade
1989 Summer Universiade
The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany.-Athletics:*Andre Cason - 100 yard dash *Kamy Keshmiri - Discus throw 214 feet 7 inches-Medal table:...

 and finished ninth at the 1990 European Championships
1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot Put
These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of nineteen participating athletes...

. He was qualified for the 1992 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...

, but did not make an actual appearance. Konya represented the sports club Salamander Kornwestheim, and became German champion in 1990.

His personal best throw was 20.55 metres, achieved in July 1993 in Rüdingen.
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