Éva Orbán (born 29 November 1984 in

Pápa Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 28,549 inhabitants (2024), it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the r ...

) is a Hungarian

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er. She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no), also known as the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=, s=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no) and Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Gua ...

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

, with that she won the silver medal of the event. Representing the

USC Trojans track and field The USC Trojans track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Southern California. The Trojans compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Los Angeles, California, a ...

team, Orbán won the

2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested at the 87th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team champions of men's and women's Division I collegiate outdoor track and field in the U ...

in the hammer throw.

Achievements

Awards

* Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2012, 2013

References

1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Pápa Athletes from Veszprém County Hungarian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Hungarian Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USC Trojans women's track and field athletes 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub