Kalman Konya ( hu, Kónya Kálmán, born 27 October 1961 in Zürich) is a retired Hungarian- West German

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. He won the bronze medal at the

1989 Summer Universiade The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany. Sports * * * * Venues Medal table {{UniversiadeGB Fencing coach / manager team Dr Ronald Moore 1989 U Sport in Duisburg U ...

and finished ninth at the 1990 European Championships. He was qualified for the 1992 Olympic Games, but did not make an actual appearance. Konya represented the sports club Salamander Kornwestheim, and became German champion in 1990. His personal best throw was 20.55 metres, achieved in July 1993 in Rüdlingen.World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
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* 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Zürich West German male shot putters German people of Hungarian descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for West Germany SV Salamander Kornwestheim athletes Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade West German Athletics Championships winners {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub