Levente Csillag
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Levente Csillag is a retired Hungarian
hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles
.
He was born in Veszprém
. He competed at the 1994 European Championships, the 1995 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1997 World Championships,
the 1998 European Indoor Championships, the 2000 European Indoor Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games
, the 2002 European Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
He became Hungarian national champion in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004. His dominance over Hungarian hurdling was precedented by György Bakos
, who won twelve times in a row between 1980 and 1991. He became Hungarian indoor champion only once, in 1998.
His personal best time is 13.44 seconds, achieved in August 1997 in Leverkusen
. This was the Hungarian record
for some years, but he has since been surpassed by Dániel Kiss
.
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...
hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
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He was born in Veszprém
Veszprém
Veszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:...
. He competed at the 1994 European Championships, the 1995 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1997 World Championships,
the 1998 European Indoor Championships, the 2000 European Indoor Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles
The Men's 110 metre Hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Sunday 24 September and Monday 25 September 2000....
, the 2002 European Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
He became Hungarian national champion in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004. His dominance over Hungarian hurdling was precedented by György Bakos
György Bakos
György Bakos is a retired hurdler from Hungary. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...
, who won twelve times in a row between 1980 and 1991. He became Hungarian indoor champion only once, in 1998.
His personal best time is 13.44 seconds, achieved in August 1997 in Leverkusen
Leverkusen
Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the South, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf....
. This was the Hungarian record
Hungarian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Hungary maintained by Hungary's national athletics federation: Magyar Atlétikai Szövetség .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distanceht = hand timing...
for some years, but he has since been surpassed by Dániel Kiss
Dániel Kiss
Dániel Kiss is a Hungarian hurdler. He holds national record in both outdoor and indoor sprint hurdle events.He finished 7th in the 110m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....
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