| Bence Halász | |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kiskunhalas, Hungary |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Weight: | 116 kg |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Hammer throw |
| Club: | Dobó SE |
| Coach: | Zsolt Németh László Németh |
| Pb: | (Munich 2022) |
Bence Halász (born 4 August 1997) is a Hungarian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. He won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and also the bronze medal at the 2019 and the 2023 World Championships. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2017 European U23 Championships and 2016 World U20 Championships. In 2018 he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Berlin.
His personal best in the event is 80.92 m set at the 2022 European Championships.[2] Early in his career, he also competed in the discus throw.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 8th | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 57.83 m | |
| 7th | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 74.90 m | ||||
| European Youth Summer Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 61.13 m | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 74.63 m | |||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 35th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 52.90 m | |
| 14th (q) | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 71.95 m | ||||
| Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 81.90 m | |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 15th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 53.78 m | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 79.60 m | |||
| 2016 | European Throwing Cup (U23) | Arad, Romania | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 71.16 m |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 35th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 52.90 m | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 80.93 m | |||
| 2017 | European Throwing Cup (U23) | Las Palmas, Spain | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 71.51 m |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Hammer throw | 73.30 m | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th | Hammer throw | 74.45 m | ||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 4th | Hammer throw | 73.79 m | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | Hammer throw | 77.36 m | |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 74.14 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Hammer throw | 78.18 m | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 14th (q) | Hammer throw | 75.39 m | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | Hammer throw | 80.15 m | |
| European Championship | Munich, Germany | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 80.92 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Hammer throw | 80.82 m | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 80.49 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 79.97 m | |