Hungarian hammer thrower Bence Halász became European champion at the Athletics European Championships in Birmingham with a performance of 84.25 meters. It was the best world performance of the year, a Hungarian national record and a personal best. Silver was won by German vice world champion Merlin Hummel with a performance of 81.30 meters, and bronze was won by Ukrainian Mychajlo Kochan with a performance of 79.49 meters. Spiegel.de ↗
Hummel significantly improved his performance in the final after a difficult qualification. He delivered his decisive throw in the fifth series, thus on the penultimate attempt of the competition. The German hammer thrower thus followed up on silver from the World Championships and, according to available data, became the first German hammer thrower in twenty years to win a medal at a European Championships. sport.sk ↗
The final also had a Czech touch. Volodymyr Myslyvčuk finished fourth and was only seven centimeters away from a medal. His longest attempt measured 79.42 meters and after the second series he was in the silver position, before being surpassed in the final standings by Hummel and Kochan. denik.cz ↗
According to available information, Halász's winning throw ranks among the ten best performances in history. The result from Birmingham thus confirms his position among the main figures of contemporary hammer throw and at the same time sets a high performance bar for future major athletics competitions.
Halász Won Hammer Throw Competition with Record, Hummel Takes Silver
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