Péter Botfa
Encyclopedia
Péter Botfa is a retired male hammer throw
er from Hungary
. He set his personal best (80.67 metres) on June 14, 2003 in Zalaegerszeg
.
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...
er from Hungary
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...
. He set his personal best (80.67 metres) on June 14, 2003 in Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg
In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...
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Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 9th | 62.66 m |
| 1998 | World Junior Championships 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2, 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:... |
Annecy Annecy Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
7th | 65.08 m |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships The 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships is the 1999 version of the European Athletics U23 Championships. It was held in the Swedish city of Göteborg.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medals table:-Notes and references:*... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 18th | 65.60 m |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships The 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships is the 2001 version of the European Athletics U23 Championships. It was held in the Dutch city of Amsterdam.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medals table:- References :*... |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | 70.94 m |
| 2003 | World Student Games Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics... |
Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 74.41 m |
| World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:... |
Paris, France | 19th | 74.75 m | |