Géjza Valent (born 3 October 1953 in Prague) is a retired male discus thrower from Czechoslovakia, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships. He set a personal best throw of 69.70 metres on 26 August 1984 at a meet in Nitra. Today, he continues to compete in veterans championships.
His father, Géjza Valent, Sr., was also a discus thrower and was a medallist at the 1954 World Student Games.[1]
Representing | |||||
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1983 | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 66.08 m | ||
1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 5th | 65.00 m | ||
1987 | Rome, Italy | 9th | 61.98 m | ||
1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 65.80 m | ||
1990 | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 60.30 m |