András Haklits (born 23 September 1977) is a

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n hammer thrower and bobsledder. He represented

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until July 1998. He finished tenth at the

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and eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition he competed at the World Championships in

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and

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and the Olympic Games in

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and

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without reaching the final. His personal best is 80.41 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta. He worked for Doyle Sports Management whilst living in

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, where he graduated in economics from the

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, and he now works for Babinyecz Management in Budapest. Since 2009, Haklits has competed as a

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der. At the

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, he finished 20th in the four-man event. His lone event outside the

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was at

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in November 2009 where he finished ninth in the four-man event. His personal best in weight throw for distance is 24.43 m.

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* * * * * * 1977 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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 Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Croatian male hammer throwers Croatian male bobsledders Hungarian male hammer throwers Living people Olympic athletes for Croatia Olympic bobsledders for Croatia Sportspeople from Athens, Georgia University of Georgia alumni Sportspeople from Szombathely Athletes from Vas County World Athletics Championships athletes for Croatia Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Croatia NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-bobsleigh-bio-stub