Géjza Valent (3 October 1953 – 6 October 2024) was a

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er from

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, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships. He set a personal best throw of 69.70 metres on 26 August 1984 at a meet in

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. He subsequently competed in veterans championships. Gejza Valent was born on 3 October 1953 in

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. He died on 6 October 2024, at the age of 71. His father, Géjza Valent, Sr. (1929–2010), was also a discus thrower and was a medallist at the 1954 World Student Games.World Student Games (UIE)
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 9 December 2014.

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* 1953 births 2024 deaths Czech male discus throwers Czechoslovak male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Athletes from Prague World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub