Dániel Kiss (athlete)
Dániel Kiss (born February 12, 1982 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian hurdler who specializes in the 110-meter hurdles .
Kiss finished seventh at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he reached the quarter-finals and at the 2009 World Championships the semi-finals. At the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, he came eighth in the 60-meter hurdles .
Kiss achieved his final breakthrough at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, where he won the bronze medal behind the British Andrew Turner and the French Garfield Darien over the 110 meter hurdles .
Dániel Kiss is 1.96 m tall and has a competition weight of 95 kg. He starts for the Ikarus BSE . Kiss was Hungarian champion several times. He also holds the national records over 110 meters and 60 meters hurdles. In 2010 he was voted track and field athlete of the year in Hungary.
Top performances
- 110 m hurdles: 13.32 s (NR), June 20, 2010, Budapest
- 60 m hurdles (hall): 7.56 s (NR), February 13, 2010, Budapest
Web links
- Dániel Kiss in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Dániel Kiss in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiss, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |