Zsolt Németh (born 9 November 1971 in

Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...

, Vas) is a retired male

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er from Hungary. His personal best throw was 81.56 metres, achieved in August 1999 in

Veszprém Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...

. He is the son of coach

Pál Németh Pál Németh (20 June 1937 – 9 January 2009) was a Hungarian sportsperson and later coach in hammer throwing. Born in Szentkirály, he was the son of athletics coach László Németh. During his own sporting career, Pál Németh played v ...

Achievements

Awards

* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1999

References

* * 1971 births Living people Hungarian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary Sportspeople from Szombathely World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Hungary 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub