Mária Janák (born 8 February 1958 in Baja, Bács-Kiskun) is a former

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er from

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, who set her personal best in 1982, throwing 62.10 metres. She competed for her country at the

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, finishing 13th place (57.80 metres) in the overall-rankings.sports-reference
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1958 births Living people Hungarian female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary Sportspeople from Baja, Hungary Athletes from Bács-Kiskun County Hungarian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub