Balázs Baji Explained

Balázs Baji
Nationality:	Hungarian
Birth Date:	9 June 1989
Birth Place:	Békéscsaba, Hungary
Height:	1.92 m
Weight:	83 kg
Sport:	Sprint hurdling
Club:	Békéscsabai AC (–2017) Bp. Honvéd (2018–)
Coach:	János Medovarszki István Tomhauser
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Balázs Baji (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈbɒlaːʒ ˈbɒji/; born 9 June 1989) is a Hungarian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 metres hurdles and 110 metres hurdles.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Among his best results in 110 metres hurdles are a seventh place from the 2008 World Junior Championships,^[3] a sixth place from the 2011 Summer Universiade^[4] and a silver medal from the 2011 European U23 Championships which he achieved with a new Hungarian U23 record.^[5]

For his performances he was named the best U23 male athlete in Hungary in 2011.

In his senior career, he has won the silver medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships.

Competition record

Representing
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	10th (sf)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.80
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	7th	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.60 (+1.1 m/s)
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	20th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.94
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	14th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.96
2010	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.01
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	13th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.77
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	bgcolor=silver	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.58
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	6th	110 m hurdles	13.71
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	30th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.06
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.76
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.68
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	34th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.76
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	60 m hurdles	7.56
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.49
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	10th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.63
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	4th	110 m hurdles	13.29
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	7th	60 m hurdles	7.65
	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (sf)	110m hurdles	13.51
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	6th	60 m hurdles	7.65
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	bgcolor=silver	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.28
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.52
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	—	60 m hurdles	DSQ
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	110m hurdles	13.28
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	bgcolor=gold	1st	110 m hurdles	13.35
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.64
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	110 m hurdles	13.55
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	10th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.73

Personal bests

As of 7 August 2017^[6]

Event	Time (seconds)	Wind	Venue	Date
60 metres hurdles	7.53	–	Budapest, Hungary	19 February 2017
110 metres hurdles	13.15	0.3	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	4 July 2017

Awards

• Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: Balázs Baji Biography. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 3 March 2012.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/balazs-baji-1.html Sports-Reference profile
3. Web site: Men's 110m Hurdles. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 23 July 2008. 3 March 2012.
4. Web site: Baji Balázs hatodik lett 110 gáton az Universiadén. Balázs Baji finished sixth in 110 hurdles at the Universiade. Origo. 20 August 2011. 3 March 2012. Hungarian.
5. Web site: Hammer throwers Pars and Orban are Hungary's Athletes of the Year. European Athletics. 16 December 2011. 3 March 2012.
6. Web site: Balázs Baji Profile. All Athletics. 7 August 2017.