Miklós_Németh_(sportsman)

Miklós Németh (javelin thrower)

Miklós Németh (javelin thrower)

Hungarian javelin thrower

For other people named Miklós Németh, see Miklós Németh (disambiguation).

Miklós Németh (born 23 October 1946) is a Hungarian Olympic champion and former world record holder in the javelin throw. Born in Budapest, he is the son of Imre Németh, who won the Olympic gold in the hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

The native form of this personal name is Németh Miklós. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Németh's winning effort at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was also a world record, 94.58m in the first round. Silver medalist Hannu Siitonen of Finland, whose record of 93.90m was set in June,[1] achieved 87.92m — more than 6.5m (nearly 22 feet) behind Németh. The new champion was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year for his achievement.

Németh's gold medal world-record performance stood until 23 April 1980, when fellow Hungarian Ferenc Paragi launched the spear 96.72m.

References

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    "Urheilumuseon keihäät" [‘The javelins of the Finnish Sports Museum’] (in Finnish). Finnish Sports Museum. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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