Hungary at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Hungary at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	HUN
National federation	Magyar Atlétikai Szovetség
Website	www.masz.hu
in Daegu
Competitors	12
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Hungary competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A team of 14 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team will be led by Hammer thrower Krisztián Pars and discus thrower Zoltán Kővágó. ^[1]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, ^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, ^[3] resulting in a total number of 12 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	110 m hurdles	Dániel Kiss
	3000 metres steeplechase	Albert Minczér

Medalists

The following competitor from Hungary won a medal at the Championships

Krisztián Pars won a silver medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at this year's championships (foto archived from Budapest 2010)

Medal	Athlete	Event
Silver	Krisztián Pars	Hammer throw

Results

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Tamás Kazi	800 metres			1:48.29	31 Q	1:46.53	16	Did not advance
Balázs Baji	110 m hurdles			14.08	30	Did not advance
Lajos Kürthy	Shot put	20.02	14					did not advance
Róbert Fazekas	Discus throw	NM						Did not advance
Zoltán Kővágó	Discus throw	62.16m	15					Did not advance
Krisztián Pars	Hammer throw	77.21m	4 Q					81.18m	2
Kristóf Németh	Hammer throw	74.09m	16					Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Krisztina Papp	10,000 metres							32:56.02	16
Viktória Madarász	20 kilometres walk							DQ
Anita Márton	Shot put	17.04m	22					Did not advance
Éva Orbán	Hammer throw	68.89m	13					Did not advance

Heptathlon

Györgyi Farkas	Heptathlon
	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m hurdles	14.32	934	28
	High jump	1.80m	978	16
	Shot put	12.75m	711	19
	200 m	26.35	767	26
	Long jump	5.78m	783	26
	Javelin throw	42.15m	709	16
	800 m	2:14.33	902	10
Total			5784	24

References

1. Latest World Championships news: Finland, Hungary and the Netherlands teams, European Athletics, August 15, 2011, archived from the original on August 21, 2011, retrieved August 15, 2011
2. IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
3. IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on June 3, 2012, retrieved September 12, 2011

External links

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website