Géjza Valent Explained

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]

International competitions

Representing
1983Helsinki, Finland3rd66.08 m
1986Stuttgart, West Germany5th65.00 m
1987Rome, Italy9th61.98 m
1988Seoul, South Korea6th65.80 m
1990Split, Yugoslavia9th60.30 m

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/uie.htm World Student Games (UIE)