Péter Szemeti (born 27 August 1986) is a
Hungarian middle- and long-distance runner who has specialized in the
1500 metres
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to the
half marathon
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He won the gold medal at the
2003 European Youth Olympic Festival (1500 m), finished tenth at the
2004 World Junior Championships,
IAAF
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The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena (1500 m), the 2011 European Indoor Championships (1500 m) and the 2013 European Indoor Championships (3000 m) without reaching the final.
He became Hungarian champion in the 1500 metres in 2006, nine times in the 5000 and 10,000 metres between 2004 and 2014, and once in the half marathon in 2009. He also became national indoor champion eleven times in the 1500 and 3000 metres between 2004 and 2011.Nijmegen
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; 7:59.31 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in August 2011 in Karlstad
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; 13:58.63 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Arnhem
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; 29:09.02 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in April 2011 in Budapest
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; 1:05:31 hours in the half marathon, achieved in May 2008 in Sajószentpéter
Sajószentpéter (german: Sankt Peter; la, Villa Sancti Petri) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Northern Hungary. It lies in the Miskolc–Kazincbarcika agglomeration, 10 kilometres away from the county capital.
History
The town was m ...
; and 1:20:19 hours in the 25 kilometres, achieved in March 2010 in Harkány
Harkány () is a town in Baranya county, Hungary.
History
The area has been inhabited since medieval times, the name "Nagh Harkan" was mentioned in a document from the year 1323. The origin and meaning of the name ''harkány'' is unknown, but th ...
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References
1986 births
Living people
Hungarian male middle-distance runners
Hungarian male long-distance runners
21st-century Hungarian people
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