György Herczeg Explained

György Herczeg
Nationality:	Hungarian
Sport:	Athletics
Club:	Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC)
Coach:	Miklós Németh (2023-2024), György Herczeg Sr.
Event:	Javelin
Birth Date:	8 August 2004
Birth Place:	Budapest
Pb:	Javelin 800g: 84.98m (07.26.23)Javelin 700g: 80.44m (10.10.21)

György Herczeg (born 8 August 2004^[1]) is a Hungarian track and field athlete. On July 8, 2023 he became national champion in the javelin.^[2] On July 26, 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m in the Austria Open competition.^[3]

Career

Competing in Leichtathletikarena, Eisenstadt in Austria in July 2023, Herczeg set a new European under-20 javelin record of 84.98m to eclipse the previous best mark of 84.69m from 2011 by Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais.^[4] That month he also claimed the senior national javelin title in Budapest defeating Norbert Rivasz-Tóth. In August 2023, he was a gold medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Herczeg was accepted to Corvinus University of Budapest, to study economics and finance-mathematical analysis from September 2023.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: György HERCZEG Profile World Athletics . 2024-04-16 . worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: Gyorgy Herczeg. World Athletics. 6 August 2023.
3. Web site: Junior stars set to shine at Euro U20 Champs in Jerusalem. Athletics Weekly. 6 August 2023. Jason. Henderson . August 6, 2023.
4. Web site: Herczeg hurls javelin to European U20 record of 84.98m in Eisenstadt. 6 August 2023. European Athletics. 27 July 2023.
5. Web site: Max Dehning wins silver at the U20 European Championships. tsvbayer. 25 February 2024. 10 August 2023.
6. Web site: Max Dehning belohnt sich mit Speerwurf-Silber. Leichathletik.de. 25 February 2024. 9 August 2023.
7. Web site: Herczeg broke the national record in the javelin throw. ulloil29.hu. 6 August 2023. July 28, 2023.