| Birth Date: | 22 October 1986 |
| Weight: | 118kg (260lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Updated: | 15 August 2012 |
Lajos Kürthy (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkyrti/; born 22 October 1986) is a Hungarian shot putter. He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw. He later shifted to the shot put. His personal best is 20.32 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Pécs.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 10th | Shot put (5 kg) | 18.40 m |
| 4th | Discus (1.5 kg) | 59.69 m | |||
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 18th (q) | Shot put (6 kg) | 18.05 m |
| 12th | Discus (1.75 kg) | 52.15 m | |||
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.65 m |
| 2nd | Discus (1.75 kg) | 59.75 m | |||
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | Shot put | 18.87 m |
| 9th | Discus | 53.92 m | |||
| Osaka, Japan | 35th (q) | Shot put | 17.56 m | ||
| 2009 | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | Shot put | 19.64 m | |
| 2010 | Arles, France | 3rd | Shot put | 20.07 m | |
| 2011 | Paris, France | 18th (q) | Shot put | 18.75 m | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th (q) | Shot put | 20.02 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championship | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th (q) | Shot put | 19.62 m |
| Helsinki, Finland | 9th (f) | Shot put | 19.55 m | ||