Balázs Baji (; born 9 June 1989) is a Hungarian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who specializes in the 60 metres hurdles and

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hu ...

Career

Among his best results in 110 metres hurdles are a seventh place from the 2008 World Junior Championships, a sixth place from the 2011 Summer Universiade and a silver medal from the 2011 European U23 Championships which he achieved with a new Hungarian U23 record. For his performances he was named the best U23 male athlete in Hungary in 2011. In his senior career, he has won the silver medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships.

Competition record

Personal bests

:''As of 7 August 2017''

Awards

*Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2016

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* * * * * * 1989 births Living people Hungarian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary People from Békéscsaba World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Hungary Hungarian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Békés County 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub