Gergely Horváth (; born 5 June 1975 in
Budapest
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) is a retired
Hungarian male
javelin throw
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er and seven time
national champion. His personal best throw is 81.55 metres, achieved in August 2003 in
Nyíregyháza
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, which is also the Hungarian national record.
In 2007 Horváth was found guilty of
boldenone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 July 2006 in an in-competition test in
Debrecen
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. He received a suspension by the
IAAF
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from September 2006 to September 2008, as well as disqualification of all results accomplished since the day he was tested.
Achievements
Seasonal bests by year
*1998 - 80.53
*1999 - 78.36
*2000 - 79.57
*2001 - 80.80
*2002 - 81.14
*2003 - 81.55
*2004 - 80.08
*2005 - 80.91
*2006 - 77.23
*2009 - 68.85
See also
*
List of doping cases in athletics
References
External links
*
1975 births
Living people
Hungarian male javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Hungary
Doping cases in athletics
Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases
Athletes from Budapest
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Hungary
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
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