István Nagy (athlete)
István Nagy (born April 28, 1959 in Heves , Heves county ) is a former Hungarian sprinter .
At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow he reached the quarter-finals over 200 m . Over 100 m and in the 4 x 100 meter relay , he was eliminated in the preliminary run. In 1981 he won silver at the Universiade over 200 m.
In 1982 he won over 200 m silver at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Milan and was fifth at the European Athletics Championships in Athens . The following year he took bronze in the 200 m at the European Indoor Championships in 1983 in Budapest. At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 , he was eliminated over 200 m in the quarter-finals and in the 4-by-100-meter relay in the semifinals.
In 1985 he finished fifth over 200 m at the 1985 European Indoor Championships in Piraeus. At the 1987 World Cup in Rome, he reached the semi-finals over 200 m and took sixth place with the Hungarian team in the 4 x 100 meter relay.
Twice he was Hungarian champion over 100 m (1978, 1982) and five times over 200 m (1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985). In the hall he was twice national champion over 60 m (1980, 1982) and four times over 200 m (1982, 1985-1987).
Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.26 s, August 20, 1987, Miskolc
- 200 m: 20.59 s, August 21, 1987, Miskolc
- Hall: 20.84 s, February 24, 1985, Budapest
Web links
- István Nagy in the database of World Athletics (English)
- István Nagy in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Hungarian Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Hungarian Indoor Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nagy, Istvan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heves , Heves county |