György Bakos (athlete)
György Bakos (born July 6, 1960 in Zalaegerszeg ) is a former Hungarian hurdler who specialized in the 110-meter distance .
Career
At the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1982 he reached the semi-finals, and at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 he was sixth. In 1984 he won silver in the 60 m hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg and gold at the Friendship Competitions . The following year he won gold over 60 m hurdles at the European Indoor Championships in Piraeus and silver at the Universiade .
In 1987 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Rome . At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988, he reached the quarter-finals and finished eighth in the 4 x 100 meter relay with the Hungarian team.
From 1980 to 1991 he was Hungarian champion over 110 m hurdles twelve times in a row. In the hall he won the national title over 60 m hurdles seven times (1980–1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990).
Personal best
- 100 m : 10.44 s, September 3, 1988, Budapest
- 60 m hurdles (hall): 7.60 s, March 3, 1985, Piraeus
- 110 m hurdles: 13.45 s, September 14, 1984, Tokyo
Web links
- Gyorgy Bakos in the database of World Athletics (English)
- György Bakos in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Hungarian Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Hungarian Indoor Championships
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bakos, György |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian hurdler |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zalaegerszeg |